Coastal hotels and rental properties recorded 2.5 million overnight stays during the Easter holidays, reports RTBF. The figure, based on estimates by the provincial tourism organisation Westtoer, is similar to that recorded over the same period last year. Visitors were initially slow to arrive at...

The three-day strike by Ryanair's Belgium-based cabin crew was “well observed” according to the unions involved, report RTBF and Bruzz. The French-speaking Christian employee union CSC and its Flemish counterpart ACV Puls now expect a response from management within the week. The strike, which...

Iconic Belgian rock singer Arno has passed away at the age of 72 after battling with pancreatic cancer for the past two years. Despite his illness, the multi-talented artist continued performing during the final months of his life. The announcement of his death on Saturday prompted an outpouring of...

If you think you already know Mont des Arts in Brussels, get ready to see the museum quarter in a new light thanks to the Panorama Festival , running from 23 April to 1 May. For nine days only, seven themed routes offer new perspectives of the heritage area – already famed for possessing one of the...

The Brussels tourism authority has announced the seven winners of its visit.brussels awards 2022, rewarding the best creative initiatives in the capital over the past year. The ceremony took place at Train World in Schaerbeek on Thursday evening. For the past 10 years, the annual awards have...

The river Senne, which will be opened over a distance of 700 meters in the new Maximilian Park in Brussels from 2026, will have a siphon, a bit like a toilet u-bend, to prevent unpleasant smells escaping, reports Bruzz. The issue was brought up during an Environment committee meeting on Wednesday...

The Brussels government has set its socio-ecological objectives for the next 30 years, which includes carbon neutrality in all economic activities by 2050, RTBF and Bruzz reports. But the economic transition towards this must be the right transition, said Barbara Trachte, the state secretary for...

One of the most prestigious contemporary art fairs in the world, Art Brussels opens its doors to art enthusiasts at Tour & Taxis from 28 April to 1 May. After three years absence due to the pandemic, the long-awaited 38th edition will show why the Belgian capital is a hotspot for contemporary...

The Belgian government sold a valuable and stolen Nigerian work of art to a Flemish antique dealer for €240, according to an investigation by VRT NWS and De Tijd. Meanwhile, the Nigerian government is demanding that the piece be returned. The Ife Bronze Head – a statue simply listed as ‘African Art...