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Short-term rentals in Zaventem: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers

Zaventem at a glance: 44 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

44

short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants

1.2

nights booked online in 2025

214,798

Market

The short-term rental market in Zaventem

Accommodation on the official register

44 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 51 tourist accommodations in total.

1.2 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).

Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.

Nights booked on platforms

214,798 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Hal-Vilvorde). +28.1% 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

Zaventem in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Zaventem: 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 Zaventem

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec

% · 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 Zaventem: delegate or self-manage

A property manager (“conciergerie”) handles all or part of the work (listings, check-in, cleaning, linen, messages) for a commission. Before choosing one in Zaventem, compare exactly what is included.

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 Zaventem? 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 Zaventem

Guests always ask the same questions: where to park, where to shop, how to get to the station. In Zaventem, a digital welcome book answers them before they even arrive.

Sample answers for central Zaventem

  • Station: Zaventem, 630 m · 8 min walk.
  • Parking: Public car park, 600 m · 8 min walk.
  • Nearest pharmacy: Descheemaeker, 430 m · 5 min walk.
  • Groceries: KS Royal, 440 m · 6 min walk.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Discover the digital welcome book

Demo

Demo flat – Zaventem centre

A complete welcome book for a fictitious flat in central Zaventem: shops, transport and services are real (OpenStreetMap); the host, address and codes are fictitious.

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

  • Zaventem

    Railway station

    630 m · 8 min walk

    Directions
  • Descheemaeker

    Pharmacy

    430 m · 5 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Fri 08:30-12:30, 13:30-19:00 · holidays closed

    Directions
  • KS Royal

    Grocery, supermarket

    440 m · 6 min walk

    Directions
  • Public car park

    Car park · free

    600 m · 8 min walk

    Directions
  • Matagne

    Bakery

    570 m · 7 min walk

    Directions
  • Cartoons

    Restaurant

    370 m · 5 min walk

    Directions
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

ZaventemZaventem Zavo GroenstraatStation ZaventemStationPublic car parkMatagneSomersKS RoyalLouis Delhaize ZaventemRoggenDescheemaekerIndian-RasoiSawadeeDa LinoCartoonsAdria GrillNew Seventy Seven't HoekskeCopain CopineSint-MartinuskerkFlight in MindKasteel MariadalOnze-Lieve-Vrouw van Zeven SmartenkerkFeldheim ParkLeonardo Da VinciparkZaventems Wash Center
  • Railway station
  • Stop
  • Bike sharing
  • Car park
  • Bakery
  • Grocery, supermarket
  • Pharmacy
  • Restaurant
  • Café
  • Sight
  • Park, garden
  • Launderette

Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).

Open the map on OpenStreetMap

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What steps are needed to let tourist accommodation in Zaventem?

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 Zaventem (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Zaventem?

44 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Zaventem (Flanders).

When is the high season for short-term rentals in Zaventem?

In the Flanders region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Zaventem.

What should a welcome book include in Zaventem?

The practical information guests ask for in Zaventem: railway station (Zaventem, 630 m), car park (Public car park, 600 m), pharmacy (Descheemaeker, 430 m), grocery, supermarket (KS Royal, 440 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Zaventem

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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