Number of tourist arrivals in the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) 2014-2020

In 2020, the Brussels-Capital Region (Belgium) attracted just over one million tourists. Figures experienced a significant decrease compared to the previous year. This decline resulted from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which strongly hit the global tourism industry. Hotel accommodation in the Brussels-Capital RegionThe occupancy rate of hotels in the Brussels-Capital Region increased from 2017 to 2019. However, figures fell sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. That year, the hotel occupancy rate amounted to approximately 20 percent in the Belgian capital area. Similarly, the average price for hotel rooms in Brussels-Capital Region went from 108 euros in 2017 to 123 euros in 2019, before declining in 2020. Nevertheless, the lowest price was not registered during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but in 2016, when a hotel room cost on average 106 euros. This hotel price rate can be explained by the tragic event that happened in March 2016, when terroristic attacks took place in and around Brussels.Business-related overnight stays in the Brussels-Capital RegionBesides leisure tourism, the Brussels-Capital Region also attracts business visitors each year. The number of congresses and meetings held in the region amounted to 290 in 2020, a very low number compared to the previous year. Many events were indeed canceled or postponed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Furthermore, the number of business overnight stays spent in the Brussels-Capital Region followed the same downward trend in 2020, not even exceeding 900,000 nights.

2020年，比利时首都大区（布鲁塞尔）吸引了超过一百万的游客。与上一年相比，游客人数经历了显著的下降。这一下降趋势源于冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行，该疫情对全球旅游业造成了严重影响。布鲁塞尔首都大区的酒店住宿情况在2017年至2019年间，酒店的入住率有所上升。然而，由于冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行，2020年入住率急剧下降，当年比利时首都地区的酒店入住率约为20%。同样，布鲁塞尔首都大区的酒店房间平均价格从2017年的108欧元上升至2019年的123欧元，但在2020年有所下降。尽管如此，在冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行期间并未记录到最低价格，而是在2016年，当时酒店房间平均价格为106欧元。这种酒店价格走势可以归因于2016年3月发生在布鲁塞尔及其周边地区的悲剧性事件，即恐怖袭击。布鲁塞尔首都大区的商务住宿情况除了休闲旅游外，布鲁塞尔首都大区每年也吸引着商务旅客。该地区在2020年举办的会议和大会数量达到了290场，与上一年相比，这一数字非常低。实际上，在冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行期间，许多活动确实被取消或推迟。此外，在布鲁塞尔首都大区的商务住宿数量在2020年也呈现出相同的下降趋势，住宿夜数甚至未超过90万晚。