Useful links

Official Brussels Capital Region Site

• The official website of the Brussels Capital Region authority: be.brussels (Fr, Nl, En)

Expats

• Expats reference website in Brussels: https://expatsinbrussels.be/en
• The Expat Welcome Desk is a free and multilingual public service that offers administrative assistance to the international community in Brussels through a dedicated and customized service: www.commissioner.brussels

Transportation

• Arrivals, departures, practical information, etc... online: www.brusselsairport.be  (En, Fr, Du)
• The Belgian airlines site: www.brussels-airlines.com (En, Fr, Du)
• Belgian Railways: travelling formulas, practical info, stations list, train tickets, ...: www.b-rail.be (En, Fr, Du, Ge)
• Eurostar is the high-speed passenger train linking London, Paris and Brussels. Use this web site to plan your journey and book your ticket: www.eurostar.com (En, Fr, Du)
• The Chunnel (Channel Tunnel connecting the UK to the European mainland) website: bookings, freights, and much more: www.eurotunnel.com (En, Fr)
• Brussels tram, bus and metro company. Time tables, lines and services, subway stations, ...: www.stib.irisnet.be  (Fr, Du)
• The Thalys internet site: Thalys, the fast train, speeds you right across Northwest Europe. Thalys embodies the most modern technological advances, and links Northwest Europe's major cities, centre to centre, in unbeatable times: www.thalys.com/be/fr  (En, Fr, Du, Ge)

Restaurants, nightlife, events, ...

• Website  about cultural events in Brussels: www.agenda.be (Fr, Du)
• www.resto.be (En, Fr, Du)
• Website of the Confederation of Belgian Breweries. The Brewery Museum is situated at the Grand' Place: www.beerparadise.be  (En, Fr, Du)

Expats

• Expats reference website in Brussels: http://expatsinbrussels.be

Accomodation

• Official booking system: www.brusselsbookingdesk.be
• The Brussels Bed & Breakfast site: www.bnb-brussels.be (En, Fr, Du)

Professional Associations (Meeting, Travel & Events).

• ABITO is the Association of the officially licenced and bonded DMC (Destination Management Companies) and Incoming Tour Operators of Belgium: www.abito.net  (En)
• Association of Communication Event Agencies: www.acea.net  (Fr, Du)
• BAPCO stands for 'Belgian Association of Professional Conference Organisers'. It is a not-for-profit association representing its members in institutional, legal, ethical and associative matters: www.bapco.be  (En)
• The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives is a professional society dedicated to the recognition and development of motivational and performance improvement strategies of which travel is a key component: www.sitebelux.org  (En)
• www.mpiweb.be  (En)
• Febelux,Federation of Fairs and Exhibitions in Belgium and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg: www.exhibitions.be  (Fr, Du, En)

You will find on their site the most up to date calender of fairs and exhibitions held in Belgium and in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

Information for Expats

Have you just moved to Brussels and aren’t sure where to start? Here are some useful links to help you with the administrative processes, and give you information on cultural activities, expat media and how best to discover Brussels, your new home.

I’ve just got here, I want to discover Brussels

• The Brussels Card
• Hop on Hop Off
• 3 days in Brussels available at the Tourism Information desks
• Experience Brussels

Living in Brussels

• The Brussels-Capital Region’s trilingual website: www.bebrussels.be  
• A guide for expats in Brussels: www.expatsinbrussels.be 
• The Expat Welcome Desk provides free and multilingual welcome services and help with administrative procedures for all who come to Brussels to work: www.commissioner.brussels
• Every month, visit.brussels’ ‘be expat .be brussels’ newsletter gathers together useful addresses, upcoming cultural events and everything that’s new in Brussels: be expat.be brussels – sign up here
• The ‘be expat .be brussels’ Facebook group

Expat media

There’s a whole host of expat media available to keep all of Brussels’ expats up to date with all the latest political, cultural, economic and social news.

English

• The Brussels Times: www.brusselstimes.com  
• The Bulletin: www.thebulletin.be  
• We love Brussels: https://welovebrussels.org   
• Politico: www.politico.eu/brussels  

French

• French Connect: www.french-connect.com  
• Juliette & Victor Magazine: www.jvmagazine.be  
• Brussels is yours: https://brusselsisyours.com  
• BXFM: www.bxfm.be/

Conversation Tables

Learn a language and meet people

French:  

• Maison de la francité: www.maisondelafrancite.be
• Meetup - Learn French with Friends: www.meetup.com/Learn-french-with-friends/   
• Other Meetups: www.meetup.com/fr-FR/topics/french/be/brussels
• Facebook group ‘Franglish’: www.facebook.com/LanguageExchangeBrussels

Dutch:

• CVO: www.cvobrussel.be
• Huis van het Nederlands: https://nederlandsoefenen.be
• Babycafé Overijse: www.debosuil.be
• Patati: www.patati.be

Other languages:

• The conversations tables: www.facebook.com/BrusselsConversationTables  
• Brussels language Exchange: www.meetup.com/fr-FR/Brussels-Language-Culture-Exchange
• Brussels Tandem: www.facebook.com/groups/186426411509292/