With 15.8 million day tourists in 2024, the City of Antwerp recorded an increase of 10.6% compared to 2023. Stay-over tourism increased by 6% to 2.7 million overnight stays, a new record for Antwerp.
Tag: Overtourism
WINTER IN ANTWERP 2024-2025 | 1.3M visitors, 120K for New Year’s fireworks, 64.4% hotel occupancy
Today, the 2024- 2025 edition of Winter in Antwerp was officially closed with ‘t Stad trakteert, The City treats. For four weeks, visitors were able to immerse themselves in the Christmas atmosphere at seven magical locations in the Antwerp.
2025: Overtourism overdose?
On 1 January 2024 we wrote about how rising prices affect travel. Not only the price of flights, but also the price of activities. Pricing was a topic the year before, 2023. In 2024, conventional and social media dug into the issue of overtourism. Articles about locals protesting, Instagrammers posting about big crowds in Japan…
ANTWERP 2025-2030 | City of Antwerp wants more tourists on weekdays, historic trams and it promises to tackle Airbnb overtourism
On Saturday 14 December 2024, Bart De Wever (N-VA) and Kathleen Van Brempt (Vooruit) presented ‘Allemaal Antwerpenaar‘ or ‘All Antwerpians‘, the City of Antwerp governing agreement for the 2025-2030 term. On Sunday 15 December, the parties ratified the document and the Council of Mayor and Aldermen was presented.