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Hotels in Brussels have warned that the federal government’s doubling of VAT to 12% will hit the already-beleaguered sector hard.
The City of Brussels wants stricter rules for businesses around the Grand-Place to create more diversity in the range of stores on offer, cracking down in particular on the proliferation of souven
The Brussels tourism industry has reported positive figures for this summer, especially in regards to main events such as the Brussels Dance Festival, the Foire du Midi and the Flower Carpet on th
Two hundred years after the inauguration of the Lion’s Mound, the ultimate symbol of victory of the history-changing Battle of Waterloo has undergone a €665,000 renovation project.
Tomorrowland’s double weekend is boosting tourism in Brussels, with hotels in the capital expecting a record 60,000 overnight stays during the popular techno music festival.
The Brussels government is simplifying rules for renting out a home or room on Airbnb by removing the requirement for an urban planning certificate from 1 January 2027.
Any visitor to Brussels hoping to find a map or person to tell them what to do or see in the city is heading for a disappointment.
Not only are they do they share the honour of being Belgian icons, the landmark Atomium and comic-strip heroes the Smurfs both date from 1958.
Visit.brussels will have to cut 37 staff members, or almost a quarter (23%) of its 159 employees, in the face of budget slashing from the capital’s new government.
