Few urban phenomena capture the contradictions of contemporary city life as clearly as the modern Christmas market. Branded as cosy, convivial and tradition-laden, winter events such as Winter in Antwerp (Winter in Antwerpen) attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, fill hotel rooms and dominate city-centre calendars for weeks on end. Yet behind the fairy lights…
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Brussels shows strong tourism stats as it’s the leading city in the world for international meetings
Brussels in Belgium is the leading city in the world for international meetings organised by international organisations. This is confirmed by the annual UIA ranking published late June 2025. The Brussels-Capital Region maintains its top position, and this excellent result reinforces the record-breaking tourism figures for our capital.
REVIEW | All Nippon Airways (ANA), Business Class, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Tokyo
Autumn 2025. We – Sam and Danny, Michel and Wille, and Timothy – are travelling to Japan for a quite classic tour of the Land of the Rising Sun. We are flying separately as we used miles. On the planning: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Osaka, and Expo 2025, Hiroshima, Himeji, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone, and…
ANTWERP | New overarching traders’ association Beleef Antwerpen to enhance shopping and general experience of city centre
Beleef Antwerpen vzw, which you can translate as ‘Experience Antwerp‘ or ‘Live Antwerp‘ (as a verb, not a noun) the new traders’ association for Antwerp city centre, brings shopkeepers, hospitality operators and other entrepreneurs together and will launch initiatives that put the city’s shopping streets even more firmly on the map.
FLANDERS | Chocolate now top agricultural export as Brussels Airport is world’s biggest chocolate retailer
For the first time, chocolate and cocoa products have overtaken dairy products as Flanders‘ most important agricultural export. In 2024, exports of chocolate and cocoa products peaked at €4.8 billion – an increase of 33% compared to 2023.
Limburg Pride composes anthem for first edition
Limburg Pride will soon come up with its own musical anthem that perfectly matches the theme of this first edition of the pride in Hasselt, GayLive.be, based in Limburg, reports. The anthem will be titled ‘Love Yourself, Embrace The Journey‘.
BRUSSELS AIRLINES | Michelin-star Chef Arabelle Meirlaen presents Business Class menu for 2025
From January 2025, Business Class passengers on Brussels Airlines‘ long-haul flights will enjoy a new gastronomic experience. The menu has been carefully concocted by Michelin-starred chef Arabelle Meirlaen, of the eponymous restaurant in Marchin, near Huy (Hoei).
ANTWERP | Upgrade for Koning Albertpark triangle
Flemish tram and bus company De Lijn, the City of Antwerp, the Roads and Traffic Agency or Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer (AWV) and Water-link signed a cooperation agreement for the upgrading of the environment of the King Albert Park (Koning Albertpark). This ambitious project includes a series of planned interventions and an integral design plan…
Brussels Airlines switches from AmEx to Mastercard and Beobank to earn Miles & More
On 19 September 2024 Brussels Airlines, Beobank and Mastercard launched their strategic Miles & More partnership for 2025. Until the end of October 2024, air miles can be earned with the current programme partner American Express (AmEx).
Dinner Train in the Netherlands declared bankrupt again
The District Court of Zealand and West-Brabant in the Netherlands has declared bankruptcy for Train Charter Events BV and Train Events BV on Tuesday 27 August 2024, Treinreizeiger.nl and other Dutch media report. These are the companies behind Dinner Train.
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