Tourism in Belgium

  • UNWTO: International tourism – strongest half-year results since 2010

    AFGHANISTAN, 2017/09/09 Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the initial six months of 2017, some 36 million additional than in the same period of 2016. At 6%, increase was well above the trend of recent years, making the current January-June period the strongest half-year since 2010. Visitor numbers reported by destinations around the world reflect strong request for international travel in the initial half of 2017, according to the new UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 6% compared to the same six-month period last year, well above the sustained and consistent trend of 4% or higher increase since 2010. This represents the strongest half-year in seven years.
  • Brussels Tourism launches its first Urban Culture Guide

    BELGIUM, 2017/05/29 On Friday 19 May, during a press visit, visit.brussels launched its initial Urban Culture Guide. The growing interest part tourists for the numerous aspects of urban culture was the reason for the creation of this guide. Street art, tattoo parlours, skate & roller parks, record stores… this new guide provides lovers of the genre with all the city’s best spots. Urban culture is, presently additional than ever, a subject that has grabbed the imagination of young people (and those who are young at heart) all over the world. The Urban Culture Guide, a concentration of all the major venues for fans of street art, music and the like, was created to satisfy this new request.