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Practical guides on Wi-Fi, cybersecurity, local SEO and AI for hotels, restaurants and small businesses in Belgium.
CRS 2.0 is mandatory for new restaurants and caterers since 1 July 2026, and its black box now sends every sale online to FPS Finance. Here is what that means for the internet connection behind your till, and what to check before the supplier comes.
Guests receive a payment request with their real booking details, apparently from the hotel's own account. What the CCB and Microsoft have reported, what Booking.com says it never asks, and what reception and the owner can do.
A supplier announces a new bank account and asks you to pay today. That is how invoice fraud usually starts. These are the five signals to look for, and the check that stops it.
Since 28 June 2025 the European Accessibility Act applies across the EU, and it reaches ordinary websites that sell or take bookings online. This article explains what that means for a Belgian hotel, restaurant or SME: when it applies to you, and the practical checks that keep you compliant without a legal headache.
The NIS2 law has been in force in Belgium since October 2024, and the mailings make it sound like everyone must panic. The reality is calmer: many SMEs fall outside it, most municipalities are not automatically covered, and the duties for those in scope are concrete and doable. Here is what actually applies to you.
The Wi-Fi code is on the counter, the network has run for years, and nobody ever asked whether it was set up by the rules. Am I liable for what guests do online? What am I allowed to do with the email addresses my login page collects? This article sets out the rules for guest Wi-Fi in a Belgian hotel, restaurant or café.