STR Observatory · Belgium

Short-term rentals in Tessenderlo-Ham

Tessenderlo-Ham (Limburg, Flanders) has 28 short-term rental accommodations out of 38 registered tourist accommodations, for 30,349 inhabitants.

28

short-term rental accommodations

38

registered tourist accommodations

0.9

STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants

30,349

inhabitants (1 January 2024)

89

units (rooms, homes)

1,212

people of capacity

Accommodation types

Accommodation types

A sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.
Accommodation typesTessenderlo-Ham
Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR1436.8%
B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR718.4%
Rooms in private homesSTR718.4%
Hotels37.9%
Other (hostels, holiday villages…)718.4%

STR per 1,000 inhab.

Density compared

Short-term rental accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants.
Tessenderlo-Ham0.9
Flanders4.5
Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia)3.3

Tessenderlo-Ham remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.

Accommodation types

Comfort classification

Accommodations classified by Toerisme Vlaanderen (classes with at least 3 accommodations).

Comfort classification

Comfort classificationAccommodations
4 stars4
Basic4

Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).

Online platforms

Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor

Experimental Eurostat statistics, based on data shared by the four platforms: they also cover Brussels, which has no open register.

Platform nights: Arrondissement Hasselt

Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.

Show the data
YearNights
201834,574
201948,983
202036,068
202157,380
202276,889
202392,504
2024119,446
2025138,011
Seasonality in the province: Limburg (2025) · Show the data
MonthShare of the year
January3.8%
February4.6%
March5.7%
April9.5%
May9.4%
June9%
July11.4%
August12.4%
September7.7%
October10.2%
November6.9%
December9.4%

Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.

Municipalities

Other municipalities: Arrondissement Hasselt

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many tourist accommodations are registered in Tessenderlo-Ham?

Tessenderlo-Ham (Limburg) has 38 registered tourist accommodations, including 28 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).

What share of accommodation in Tessenderlo-Ham is short-term rental?

Short-term rentals account for 73.7% of registered tourist accommodation in Tessenderlo-Ham (28 out of 38). That is 0.9 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.

What is the accommodation capacity in Tessenderlo-Ham?

According to official sources, Tessenderlo-Ham has 1,212 guest places (register capacity) and 89 rental units (rooms, homes).

How many tourist nights are recorded in Tessenderlo-Ham?

Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Hasselt” area, which includes Tessenderlo-Ham, totals 138,011 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.

    ec.europa.eu CC BY 4.0

  • 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.