Number of ‘cultural’ tourist attractions

Two key indicators have been identified on attractions:
(1) the number of visits to these attractions carried out during the year.
(2) the number of attractions in the entity’s territory (broken down by type of attractions for the most recent years).
The number of attractions listed is based on the annual guide “[\ 2] (\ 1)”. The list of attractions considered is intended to be as exhaustive as possible. Other attractions, not included in the guide but corresponding to the definition ‘place where Belgian or foreign excursionists travel for a visit during a day’, have therefore also been added to the list and taken into account in the attendance survey. The inventory and survey are carried out by the Walloon Tourism Observatory (OTW) each year. Some attractions in the German-speaking municipalities are repeated and surveyed, but the OTW does not necessarily seek exhaustiveness for these German-speaking municipalities. It is possible that the German-speaking Community will carry out the same approach of completeness and survey in the future. It should be noted, however, that many attractions in the German-speaking Community are managed by ASBL and that the criteria for defining what attraction is will not necessarily be similar to those used by the OTW.

From 2019 onwards, the data are anonymised using the TAUARGUS method. The value of some municipalities may be hidden even if the total number of attractions exceeds 3. As of that date, the number of visits per province is available in the excel file.