BedFlow vs MyTourist — an honest comparison for B&B operators

Many B&B operators in the Belgian market know MyTourist (MT) well. It's an established name, your accountant is comfortable with it, and the fiscal flow around tourist tax and invoicing is solidly built. That's no small thing: if you want to keep your books clean, MT does plenty right.

Even so, the BedFlow team often hears the same question from operators: "MT works, but the day-to-day operation feels dated — is there something smoother?" So here we lay out honestly where BedFlow PMS and MyTourist each shine. Not to run MT down — the system can do a lot — but to help you pick what fits the way you work.

Where MyTourist is strong

Let's start with what MT does well, because it's real:

• Tax and tourist tax. Calculating and filing tourist tax is built deep into the product. If you're in a municipality with complex rates, that saves work.
• Accounting export. The export to accounting packages is well-developed and your accountant knows it.
• Channel sync. MT does have a channel connection: bookings from Booking.com and other channels come in and availability is synced. That works.
• Multi-property. MT supports multiple properties; it's simply structured differently than in BedFlow PMS.

In other words: the difference isn't about capacity. MT can sync and can handle multiple properties. The difference is about ease of use, experience and modern operation.

What BedFlow PMS focuses on

BedFlow PMS is built around one question: how do we make running a B&B as smooth and visual as possible? Five points where operators feel that difference most.

1. A visual drag-and-drop calendar

In BedFlow PMS you see all your rooms and bookings in one calendar. Moving or extending a booking is a matter of dragging it — no forms, no separate screens. If you want to quickly see who's arriving and who's leaving in the evening, it's all there at a glance. That overview is the heart of the product.

2. Automatic channel sync without the fuss

Availability and prices you change in BedFlow PMS flow automatically and two-way to Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and your own website. You no longer enter the same data into several extranets, and the risk of double bookings disappears. MT syncs too — but the BedFlow PMS experience is designed to make that as invisible and smooth as possible.

3. A WhatsApp inbox next to the booking

Guests reply fastest via WhatsApp today, not e-mail. At a B&B like Burgemeestershof, most guest messages come in through WhatsApp. In BedFlow PMS that inbox sits right next to the booking: you see the conversation and the reservation together, and everyone on the team works from the same overview. Read more in A WhatsApp bot for your B&B guests.

4. A commission-free booking widget

Direct bookings through your own website cost no OTA commission. BedFlow PMS provides a booking widget you place on your site that plugs straight into your calendar and channel sync. How to grow that channel is covered in Driving direct bookings.

5. An app icon on your phone (PWA)

BedFlow PMS is a progressive web app: you add it to your phone's home screen and it opens and runs like a regular app — its own icon, full-screen, without a browser's address bar and buttons. Want to quickly check a booking or reply to a guest while you're out in the garden? One tap on the icon. MyTourist doesn't have that; there you work through a regular browser every time.

Smooth multi-property and invoicing

Have multiple properties? BedFlow PMS brings them together in one account: one login, one calendar where you switch between properties, and invoicing that scales with you. MT takes a different approach to multi-property — it can do it, but BedFlow PMS is set up to keep switching between properties as light as possible.

On invoicing and tourist tax, MT remains a strong player, especially if your accountant has worked with that export for years. BedFlow PMS covers invoicing and tourist tax as well, with the emphasis on a smooth, integrated flow from the same calendar and booking.

Which fits you?

• Stay on MyTourist if the fiscal flow and accounting export are decisive for you and you don't need a visual calendar or WhatsApp next to the booking.
• Choose BedFlow PMS if what matters most is that daily operation feels smooth, visual and modern — with drag-and-drop, automatic channel sync, WhatsApp and commission-free direct bookings — and you can keep MT as an invoicing layer if you wish.

Want to compare more broadly? Also read Alternatives to MyTourist in 2026 or What is a PMS for your B&B?, and check the pricing.

BedFlow offers a 30-day free trial at bedflow.eu — no credit card required. We import your MyTourist data for free, without you having to cancel MT right away.