NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms of 44 areas in 2018, at 1.7 million. Arr. La Louvière had the lowest, at 1,747. The median was 35,519 and the figure for Belgium was 5.55 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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All areas, 2018

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad: 1,699,341 countArr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. B…1,699,341Arr. Brugge: 525,516 countArr. Brugge525,516Arr. Antwerpen: 456,013 countArr. Antwerpen456,013Arr. Oostende: 395,293 countArr. Oostende395,293Arr. Gent: 322,584 countArr. Gent322,584Arr. Veurne: 279,457 countArr. Veurne279,457Arr. Verviers - communes francophones: 206,707 countArr. Verviers - communes francoph…206,707Arr. Marche-en-Famenne: 205,338 countArr. Marche-en-Famenne205,338Arr. Liège: 157,897 countArr. Liège157,897Arr. Dinant: 148,573 countArr. Dinant148,573Arr. Leuven: 106,010 countArr. Leuven106,010Arr. Neufchâteau: 91,408 countArr. Neufchâteau91,408Arr. Bastogne: 75,216 countArr. Bastogne75,216Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde: 74,121 countArr. Halle-Vilvoorde74,121Arr. Ieper: 71,353 countArr. Ieper71,353Arr. Nivelles: 68,129 countArr. Nivelles68,129Arr. Namur: 62,558 countArr. Namur62,558Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft: 56,305 countBezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachig…56,305Arr. Tongeren: 48,436 countArr. Tongeren48,436Arr. Maaseik: 41,145 countArr. Maaseik41,145Arr. Tournai-Mouscron: 37,399 countArr. Tournai-Mouscron37,399Arr. Philippeville: 36,464 countArr. Philippeville36,464Arr. Hasselt: 34,574 countArr. Hasselt34,574Arr. Mechelen: 30,622 countArr. Mechelen30,622Arr. Charleroi: 29,921 countArr. Charleroi29,921Arr. Turnhout: 29,730 countArr. Turnhout29,730Arr. Oudenaarde: 28,613 countArr. Oudenaarde28,613Arr. Diksmuide: 27,743 countArr. Diksmuide27,743Arr. Huy: 27,339 countArr. Huy27,339Arr. Kortrijk: 21,292 countArr. Kortrijk21,292Arr. Mons: 20,602 countArr. Mons20,602Arr. Aalst: 20,083 countArr. Aalst20,083Arr. Thuin: 15,458 countArr. Thuin15,458Arr. Dendermonde: 14,830 countArr. Dendermonde14,830Arr. Virton: 14,093 countArr. Virton14,093Arr. Ath: 13,843 countArr. Ath13,843Arr. Eeklo: 12,716 countArr. Eeklo12,716Arr. Sint-Niklaas: 9,866 countArr. Sint-Niklaas9,866Arr. Tielt: 9,089 countArr. Tielt9,089Arr. Soignies: 8,140 countArr. Soignies8,140Arr. Waremme: 5,350 countArr. Waremme5,350Arr. Arlon: 5,206 countArr. Arlon5,206Arr. Roeselare: 4,920 countArr. Roeselare4,920Arr. La Louvière: 1,747 countArr. La Louvière1,747Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad: 1,699,341 countArr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofds…1,699,341Arr. Brugge: 525,516 countArr. Brugge525,516Arr. Antwerpen: 456,013 countArr. Antwerpen456,013Arr. Oostende: 395,293 countArr. Oostende395,293Arr. Gent: 322,584 countArr. Gent322,584Arr. Veurne: 279,457 countArr. Veurne279,457Arr. Verviers - communes francophones: 206,707 countArr. Verviers - communes francophones206,707Arr. Marche-en-Famenne: 205,338 countArr. Marche-en-Famenne205,338Arr. Liège: 157,897 countArr. Liège157,897Arr. Dinant: 148,573 countArr. Dinant148,573Arr. Leuven: 106,010 countArr. Leuven106,010Arr. Neufchâteau: 91,408 countArr. Neufchâteau91,408Arr. Bastogne: 75,216 countArr. Bastogne75,216Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde: 74,121 countArr. Halle-Vilvoorde74,121Arr. Ieper: 71,353 countArr. Ieper71,353Arr. Nivelles: 68,129 countArr. Nivelles68,129Arr. Namur: 62,558 countArr. Namur62,558Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft: 56,305 countBezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft56,305Arr. Tongeren: 48,436 countArr. Tongeren48,436Arr. Maaseik: 41,145 countArr. Maaseik41,145Arr. Tournai-Mouscron: 37,399 countArr. Tournai-Mouscron37,399Arr. Philippeville: 36,464 countArr. Philippeville36,464Arr. Hasselt: 34,574 countArr. Hasselt34,574Arr. Mechelen: 30,622 countArr. Mechelen30,622Arr. Charleroi: 29,921 countArr. Charleroi29,921Arr. Turnhout: 29,730 countArr. Turnhout29,730Arr. Oudenaarde: 28,613 countArr. Oudenaarde28,613Arr. Diksmuide: 27,743 countArr. Diksmuide27,743Arr. Huy: 27,339 countArr. Huy27,339Arr. Kortrijk: 21,292 countArr. Kortrijk21,292Arr. Mons: 20,602 countArr. Mons20,602Arr. Aalst: 20,083 countArr. Aalst20,083Arr. Thuin: 15,458 countArr. Thuin15,458Arr. Dendermonde: 14,830 countArr. Dendermonde14,830Arr. Virton: 14,093 countArr. Virton14,093Arr. Ath: 13,843 countArr. Ath13,843Arr. Eeklo: 12,716 countArr. Eeklo12,716Arr. Sint-Niklaas: 9,866 countArr. Sint-Niklaas9,866Arr. Tielt: 9,089 countArr. Tielt9,089Arr. Soignies: 8,140 countArr. Soignies8,140Arr. Waremme: 5,350 countArr. Waremme5,350Arr. Arlon: 5,206 countArr. Arlon5,206Arr. Roeselare: 4,920 countArr. Roeselare4,920Arr. La Louvière: 1,747 countArr. La Louvière1,747
count. Source: Eurostat, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Nights spent by guests, residents of the country and visitors from abroad together, in short-stay accommodation (NACE Rev. 2 group 55.2: holiday flats, houses and rooms) booked through Airbnb, Booking or Expedia, from booking data the platforms share with Eurostat. Every guest counts: a family of four staying three nights is 12 guest nights.

Official statistics compiled by Eurostat from data the platforms transmit under agreements with the European Commission, published only as totals across platforms. Data start in 2018. Tripadvisor also reported until 2024; Eurostat found no break when it left. Hotels listed on the platforms are not included. Do not add these nights to tourist_nights: national accommodation surveys already count some of the same rentals. Eurostat withholds NUTS 3 values where few bookings would reveal individual hosts.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3) (NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table

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Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3), NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 22 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3), NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 1.7 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms?

Arr. La Louvière, with 1,747 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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