It is the time of year when Brussels celebrates its own.
The annual visitbrussels awards are always keenly awaited and the 2025 edition is just the same.
The awards seek to acknowledge those in the city who have made a key contribution in the last year from a range of areas, including tourism, hotels and horeca.
The winners are chosen by the public and then a jury of professionals. The winners will be announced in March.
This year, the jury is made up of Brussels experts from the world of tourism, culture,journalism and academia.
They are:
- Cyprien Houdmont, journalist at BX1
- Damien Gruson, Head of Clinical Biology at Cliniques Saint-Luc and Business Event Ambassador
- Dirk Lubbers, General Manager Belgian of Beer World
- Edouard Cambier, administrator of BECI
- Emma Dumartheray,Curatorial Project Coordinator at BOZAR
- Heidi Mertens, Association Manager BrusselsSpecial Venues
- John Van Den Plas, Professor & Researcher EPHEC Tourism and Leisure Management and Coordinator Zinneguides
- Kamila Ostrowska, Managing Director of the Fédération Horeca Bruxelles
- Laurence Evrard, Managing Director of Attractions & Tourisme
- Leen De Witte,Journalist at Radio 1
- Lynn Tytgat, CEO TheMerode
- Rodolphe Van Weyenbergh, Secretary-General of the BrusselsHotel Association
