STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Aalter
Aalter (East Flanders, Flanders) has 54 short-term rental accommodations out of 62 registered tourist accommodations, for 29,787 inhabitants.
54
short-term rental accommodations
62
registered tourist accommodations
1.8
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
29,787
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
164
units (rooms, homes)
767
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Aalter |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 3150% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 1625.8% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 711.3% |
| Hotels | 34.8% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 46.5% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Aalter remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 3 |
| 4 stars | 12 |
| 3 stars | 7 |
| Basic | 3 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Eeklo
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 322,584 |
| 2019 | 374,364 |
| 2020 | 186,015 |
| 2021 | 269,690 |
| 2022 | 430,749 |
| 2023 | 433,043 |
| 2024 | 508,954 |
| 2025 | 556,625 |
Seasonality in the province: East Flanders (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 4.9% |
| February | 5.5% |
| March | 6.2% |
| April | 9.4% |
| May | 9.4% |
| June | 8.3% |
| July | 11.4% |
| August | 11.9% |
| September | 8.2% |
| October | 9.3% |
| November | 6.6% |
| December | 8.9% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Eeklo
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Aalter?
Aalter (East Flanders) has 62 registered tourist accommodations, including 54 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Aalter is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 87.1% of registered tourist accommodation in Aalter (54 out of 62). That is 1.8 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Aalter?
According to official sources, Aalter has 767 guest places (register capacity) and 164 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Aalter?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Eeklo” area, which includes Aalter, totals 556,625 nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor in 2025.
Methodology
Sources
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
toerismevlaanderen.be Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen
Eurostat, CC BY 4.0 licence: platform nights and nights in collective accommodation.
FPS Finance / AGDP (SPF Finances): municipal boundaries and NIS codes.
finances.belgium.be SPF Finances / AGDP
GISCO, © EuroGeographics: NUTS correspondences and municipal population on 1 January 2024.
ec.europa.eu © EuroGeographics
Privacy (GDPR)
- Only aggregates are published: no individual accommodation record.
- A municipality is only shown from 5 accommodations (or listings).
- Any sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.
- No name, address, email or phone number is displayed or downloadable.
Aggregates only: a municipality is published from 5 accommodations, sub-totals of 1 or 2 are masked, no names or contacts.