After three consecutive years of growth in overnight demand in Brussels across all market levels, 2009 witnessed a 1.4% decrease, with the total number of overnights at just below 5.2 million, according to the Tourism Observatory of Brussels. Whilst corporate demand decreased by about 14% and the meeting and conference segment by 5%, leisure demand increased by 7%, thus shifting the traditional balance of this business-driven market to a more even balance between business and leisure.

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