The tourism sector on the Belgian coast drew a satisfactory balance from the extended weekend of 21 July, despite the somewhat capricious summer weather, Westtoer reported on Sunday.
The tourist agency recorded 700,000 overnight stays and 250,000 day trip tourists over the whole weekend, it announced.
"Despite the extended weekend being one day shorter than last year – when July 21 was a Thursday – the number of overnight tourist stays is only slightly lower (-3%) than in 2022," the agency says.
According to the data provided by Westtoer, the busiest night was Friday to Saturday, with no fewer than 240,000 tourists staying over night.
In 2022, 340,000 day-trippers headed for the coast. With 250,000 this year, the number is lower. "The fickle summer weather undoubtedly explains this sharp drop compared with a fully sunny long weekend," explains Westtoer.
