STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Boom
Boom (Antwerp, Flanders) has 129 short-term rental accommodations out of 131 registered tourist accommodations, for 19,431 inhabitants.
129
short-term rental accommodations
131
registered tourist accommodations
6.6
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
19,431
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
188
units (rooms, homes)
642
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Boom |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 4735.9% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 129.2% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 7053.4% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Boom has 1.5 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Antwerpen
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 30,622 |
| 2019 | 41,513 |
| 2020 | 21,139 |
| 2021 | 30,605 |
| 2022 | 50,776 |
| 2023 | 55,614 |
| 2024 | 68,949 |
| 2025 | 89,705 |
Seasonality in the province: Antwerp (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 5.3% |
| February | 6.6% |
| March | 6.3% |
| April | 9.1% |
| May | 9.3% |
| June | 9% |
| July | 11.1% |
| August | 10.7% |
| September | 7.6% |
| October | 9.5% |
| November | 7.2% |
| December | 8.2% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Antwerpen
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Boom?
Boom (Antwerp) has 131 registered tourist accommodations, including 129 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Boom is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 98.5% of registered tourist accommodation in Boom (129 out of 131). That is 6.6 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Boom?
According to official sources, Boom has 642 guest places (register capacity) and 188 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Boom?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Antwerpen” area, which includes Boom, totals 89,705 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.