Belgian Travellers Are Increasingly Seeking Adult-only Holidays

Belgian travellers are progressively demanding nan alleged “adult only” resorts, where, obviously, children are not allowed, according to a study conducted by nan Belga News Agency. 

The news outlet conducted the poll among different circuit operators successful nan country, and it besides revealed that Spain, Greece and Turkey were nan astir celebrated recreation destinations for Belgians successful 2025. According to circuit usability Corendon, nan increasing liking successful “adults only” resorts is simply a singular trend. “This year, we are seeing an summation of much than a 4th successful Belgium compared to past year,” said Corendon Communications Director Jules van de Ven. 

Tour operators Sunweb and TUI had already confirmed this inclination astatine nan opening of nan summertime successful nan Gazet van Antwerpen. Unsurprisingly, nan astir celebrated destinations successful 2025 are Spain (Mallorca, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote), Greece (Rhodes, Kos) and Turkey, wherever nan Antalya region connected nan Turkish Riviera is peculiarly popular. 

Last-minute and anticipated bookings connected nan rise

The circuit operators besides noted that nan number of last-minute bookings has accrued importantly and that location are besides much alleged “very early birds”, group who are already booking their holidays for adjacent year.

The inclination successful Belgium is akin to nan 1 successful nan UK. According to nan Daily Mail, child-free trips are connected nan rise, pinch much holidaymakers than ever opting for adult-only hotels. Many jetting disconnected overseas want to debar children they judge correspond mess, sound and chaos connected committee and successful hotels. There’s been an 81 per cent summation successful adults choosing accommodation that does not invited youngsters, nan Mail added.

“Couples are saying yes to serenity and nary to squeaky armbands, they want a vacation soundtrack of clinking glasses, not screaming kids – and who tin blasted them?” said Zoe Harris, main customer serviceman astatine On nan Beach. “More hotels are adopting child-free policies and much couples without kids are realising that it’s nan astir relaxing measurement to holiday. I person to admit, a cocktail by nan excavation without a cannonball landing successful it and evening intermezo without a chorus of moving children sounds for illustration axenic vacation bliss.”

Booking holidays erstwhile kids are successful school

The Mail besides noted that those travellers seeking to debar children during their trips are much apt to book successful September, October and November. “Child-free vacation seekers are much apt to container cheaper, enarthrosis play prices, erstwhile astir children will beryllium backmost successful classrooms,” nan British news outlet added. In consequence to nan increasing adult-only demand, On The Beach has a caller conception connected its website dedicated to child-free escapes.

In Australia, a akin inclination began to look past year, but not without controversy. “New recreation information reveals Aussie travellers are looking for child-free flights astatine higher rates than ever, but nary section carriers are consenting to measurement up to connection nan arguable recreation option. The sole mention of child-free cabins connected a level is often capable to whip up a storm, pinch immoderate claiming specified spaces are discriminatory while others insist it’s each astir choice, according to a Yahoo News article. 

However, Malaysian low-cost hose AirAsia X has an area called nan ‘Quiet Zone’ connected immoderate of its flights, located astatine nan beforehand of system people connected prime Airbus A330 services and reserved for passengers aged 10 and up. Scoot, a low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has a dedicated child-free compartment connected its Boeing 787 Dreamliner-operated flights.