1. Brussels the little big one
By Pieter Callebaut – Account Manager Leisure

2. Why Brussels? Creativity, arts & culture in the of Europe
Cosmopolitan city / cultural meltingpot : more than 150 nationalities & 23 different languages
200 hotels & hotel rooms
27m² of green space per inhabitant
biggest amount of museums per inhabitant in Europe
more than restaurants, bars and clubs
cultural events / year
A human scale city = walking distance
Different thematics: gastronomy, comics, art nouveau/art deco, fashion & design, contemporary art, …

3. 7 millions overnights in 2014
General statistics
Italian market
7 millions overnights in 2014
Leisure / Prof.
50% /50%
10 millions in 2020
80% foreig-ners
5 millions in 2010
overnights in 2014
Leisure / Prof.
52% /48%
+22,5% leisure
53% in Brussels
+14,4% in 2014
+40% in 4 years !!!

4. Easy Access
By plane
Easyjet BA
Alitalia
By train

5. must see of Brussels Grand Place & Museum of the City (originele foto)
Atomium (death ride)
BOZAR (foto broch. Appel 1/eas green)
Mini-Europe (TML)
Magritte Museum (opening)
Belgium Comic Strip Centre (ingang)
Fine Arts Museum (foto Bxl Card)
Parlamentarium
Musical Instruments Museums – MIM (glaswerken terras)
Horta Museum

6. must do in Brussels Royal greenhouses + maand Irisfeest Belgian Pride
Ommegang
Flower carpet/flowertime
Brussels bad
Bsf
Stripfeest (balloon)
Bierweekend
Eat la cambre
Winterpret

7. Brussels deluxe ! Brussels for the upper class visitors (46%):
Fashion & product designers
Luxury hotel/resort (10 hotels 5*)
Food design, Tram Experience, luxury Restaurants (17 restaurants , 21 Michelin stars)
VIP tours & experiences
Brussels Exclusive Labels
More than 80 prestigious Brussels and international labels: Delvaux, Dandoy, Wolfers, De Greef, Carine Gilson, Natan, Chanel, Vuitton,…
Ten 5 stars hotels
Metropole Hotel ,Hotel Manos Premier, Royal Windsor Hotel, Château du Lac, Hotel Amigo, Sofitel Brussels Europe, Le Châtelain Boutique Hotel, Sofitel Brussels Le Louise, Stanhope, Be Manos Hotel

8. VIP experiences Map “sized for Luxury” Map “sized for Prestige”
About 15 exclusive & off the beaten track activities
Mode, culture, contemporary art & gastronomy
Tailor made activities upon request
Map “sized for Prestige”
About 10 activities B2B or B2C
Culture, shopping, gastronomy, art, workshops,…

9. Upcoming/new projects
Train World – xxx Sep 2015
ADAM
House of European History
Beer Temple
MoMa
Musée Le Chat
pedestrian
New hotels
Train Hostel
Hôtel des Galeries
Pentahotel City Centre
MoMA Brussels – 2017
Brussels will have its own centre for modern art in 2017 and aims to compete with the best in Europe. The Brussels Regional government has purchased the iconic art nouveau Citroën building by the Brussels canal, and plans to transform it into a m² showcase for modern art.
Train World – September 2015
Right next to Schaerbeek railway station and sharing its historic concourse, Train World will open its doors to the public as Belgium’s magical new national train museum.
Remember, Brussels was the first capital city in continental Europe to be served by train, back in Train World traces this great adventure with locomotives, machinery and displays brought to life by Belgian designer Francois Schuiten. A magical place for all train fans (and others).

10. The visit.brussels’ leisure Sales Team is most of the time on tour in Europe and beyond looking for new travel trade partners like you !
We provide :
a personalized service
contacts with local suppliers
city card : “Brussels Card”
a wide range of products with special negotiated rates for travel trade professionals : Sales Guide
itinerary & program propositions
tailor made fam. trips

12. See you in Brussels!