STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Tienen
Tienen (Flemish Brabant, Flanders) has 17 short-term rental accommodations out of 20 registered tourist accommodations, for 36,581 inhabitants.
17
short-term rental accommodations
20
registered tourist accommodations
0.5
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
36,581
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
114
units (rooms, homes)
302
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Tienen |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 1050% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 420% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 315% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Tienen remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 4 |
| 3 stars | 5 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Leuven
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 106,010 |
| 2019 | 128,968 |
| 2020 | 66,137 |
| 2021 | 95,078 |
| 2022 | 156,058 |
| 2023 | 140,813 |
| 2024 | 156,231 |
| 2025 | 160,275 |
Seasonality in the province: Flemish Brabant (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 5% |
| February | 5.4% |
| March | 6.3% |
| April | 9.5% |
| May | 9.8% |
| June | 8.8% |
| July | 10.7% |
| August | 11% |
| September | 8.6% |
| October | 9.6% |
| November | 6.5% |
| 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 Leuven
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Tienen?
Tienen (Flemish Brabant) has 20 registered tourist accommodations, including 17 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Tienen is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 85% of registered tourist accommodation in Tienen (17 out of 20). That is 0.5 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Tienen?
According to official sources, Tienen has 302 guest places (register capacity) and 114 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Tienen?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Leuven” area, which includes Tienen, totals 160,275 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.