Short-term rentals · Province de Flandre occidentale
Short-term rentals in Kortrijk: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Kortrijk at a glance: 115 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the official register (Flanders). This page brings together the public data useful for short-term letting, the applicable rules and a digital welcome book demo with real addresses around the town centre.
holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the register
115
short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants
1.4
nights booked online in 2025
73,416
Market
The short-term rental market in Kortrijk
Accommodation on the official register
115 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 137 tourist accommodations in total.
1.4 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.
Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).
Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.
Nights booked on platforms
73,416 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Courtrai). +20.3% compared with 2024.
Source: Eurostat, experimental statistics on short-stay accommodation booked via the major online platforms (all types of accommodation offered, not only holiday homes).
Property managers and hosts listed
Kortrijk in the observatoryRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Kortrijk: the rules
- Flanders: every tourist accommodation must be declared to Toerisme Vlaanderen (2016 tourist accommodation decree) before being offered for rent.
- A fire safety certificate and liability insurance are required.
- Municipalities may levy their own tourist tax: check with the local administration.
General information updated on 9 October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Regional and municipal regulations prevail. Toerisme Vlaanderen
Seasonality
Seasonality: when guests come to Kortrijk
% · share of the year’s nights
Busiest months: July and August. Quietest month: January.
Share of each month in nights booked via online platforms in 2025, Flanders region. Source: Eurostat, monthly nights by region.
Property management
Property management in Kortrijk: delegate or self-manage
What to compare
- The exact scope: listings and pricing, check-in or self check-in, cleaning, linen, small repairs.
- The commission and what it covers (cleaning and linen charged separately or not).
- The company: registration (SIREN) and professional liability insurance.
- Handling of the tourist tax and the registration number on your listings.
- The tools given to guests: welcome book, access codes, answers to frequent questions.
Are you a property manager in Kortrijk? Majordia brings together your welcome books, self check-in and add-on sales (cleaning, late checkout…) for all your properties.
Digital welcome book
A digital welcome book for a property in Kortrijk
Sample answers for central Kortrijk
- Station: Kortrijk, 710 m · 9 min walk.
- Parking: Schouwburg, 310 m · 4 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: Crocodile, 150 m · 2 min walk.
- Groceries: Carrefour Express, 120 m · 2 min walk.
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Kortrijk centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Kortrijk
Railway station
710 m · 9 min walk
- Directions
Crocodile
Pharmacy
150 m · 2 min walk
- Directions
Carrefour Express
Grocery, supermarket
120 m · 2 min walk
- Directions
Schouwburg
Car park · 395 spaces · paid
310 m · 4 min walk
- Directions
Hoornaert
Bakery
260 m · 3 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 07:00-18:00 · Fri closed
- Directions
Hawaiian Poke Bowl
Restaurant · poke
40 m · 1 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 11:00-22:00
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Railway station
- Stop
- Bike sharing
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Café
- Sight
- Park, garden
- Tourist office
- Launderette
Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).
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Frequently asked questions
What steps are needed to let tourist accommodation in Kortrijk?
Flanders: every tourist accommodation must be declared to Toerisme Vlaanderen (2016 tourist accommodation decree) before being offered for rent. Also check with the municipality of Kortrijk (local tourist tax, planning rules).
How many tourist lets are there in Kortrijk?
115 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Kortrijk (Flanders).
When is the high season for short-term rentals in Kortrijk?
In the Flanders region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Kortrijk.
What should a welcome book include in Kortrijk?
The practical information guests ask for in Kortrijk: railway station (Kortrijk, 710 m), car park (Schouwburg, 310 m), pharmacy (Crocodile, 150 m), grocery, supermarket (Carrefour Express, 120 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Kortrijk
Method
Sources and method
Demo places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL licence); walking distances computed on the OpenStreetMap network (OSRM, FOSSGIS).
Public aggregates only, with the same statistical confidentiality thresholds as the Majordia observatory. No personal data, no real listing or host.
No platform listing data is used on this page.
Data updated on 9 October 2026.
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