Short-term rentals · Province de Hainaut
Short-term rentals in Tournai: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Tournai at a glance: 38 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the official register (Wallonia). 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
38
short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants
0.6
nights booked online in 2025
138,445
Market
The short-term rental market in Tournai
Accommodation on the official register
38 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 48 tourist accommodations in total.
0.6 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.
Offers published by the Commissariat général au Tourisme (Pivot database): only part of the Walloon register.
Source: Commissariat général au Tourisme, Pivot database (ODWB).
Commercial tourist accommodation
59 accommodation establishments and 749 authorised beds in 2024.
Source: WalStat (IWEPS), municipal tourism statistics.
Nights booked on platforms
138,445 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement d'Ypres). +46% 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
Tournai in the observatoryRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Tournai: the rules
- Wallonia: every tourist accommodation requires a prior declaration to the Commissariat général au Tourisme (Walloon Tourism Code).
- A fire safety certificate is 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. Commissariat général au Tourisme
Seasonality
Seasonality: when guests come to Tournai
% · 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, Wallonia region. Source: Eurostat, monthly nights by region.
Property management
Property management in Tournai: 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 Tournai? 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 Tournai
Sample answers for central Tournai
- Station: Tournai, 1.7 km · 21 min walk.
- Parking: Place Reine Astrid, 360 m · 5 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: Bruno Henneghien, 520 m · 7 min walk.
- Groceries: Alimentation générale Superette, 140 m as the crow flies.
- Market: Marché alimentaire du Samedi.
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Tournai centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Tournai
Railway station
1.7 km · 21 min walk
- Directions
Bruno Henneghien
Pharmacy
520 m · 7 min walk
- Directions
Alimentation générale Superette
Grocery, supermarket
140 m as the crow flies
- Directions
Place Reine Astrid
Car park · 120 spaces · paid
360 m · 5 min walk
- Directions
La Traditions Française
Bakery
540 m · 7 min walk
- Directions
Izumi
Restaurant · Japanese
140 m as the crow flies
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Stop
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Café
- Market
- Sight
- Park, garden
- Tourist office
- Launderette
- Hospital
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 Tournai?
Wallonia: every tourist accommodation requires a prior declaration to the Commissariat général au Tourisme (Walloon Tourism Code). Also check with the municipality of Tournai (local tourist tax, planning rules).
How many tourist lets are there in Tournai?
38 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Tournai (Wallonia).
When is the high season for short-term rentals in Tournai?
In the Wallonia region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Tournai.
What should a welcome book include in Tournai?
The practical information guests ask for in Tournai: railway station (Tournai, 1.7 km), car park (Place Reine Astrid, 360 m), pharmacy (Bruno Henneghien, 520 m), grocery, supermarket (Alimentation générale Superette, 140 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Tournai
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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