For the next two days, on which very hot weather is predicted, the prognosis is at 100,000 to 140,000 day tourists a day at the sea. The number of overnight stays is estimated for the coming nights at 100,000 overnight stays per night.
This is a strong start of the summer vacation where only the Flemish schools enjoy the first days of summer vacation. Only next week will the school holidays for French-speaking Belgium, the southern Netherlands, northern France and West Germany start. The French -speaking part of the country and the neighboring countries together are on average for 45% of the total number of holidaymakers on the coast.