Abstract
This chapter examines the transformation of the Matonge quarter (Brussels, Belgium) and its community and the extent to which two types of tourist groups, African 'intern' and Western 'extern', impact the host community members. The impact of extern tourism on the host community is not considered as a positive one and indeed does not help integration of the host community (African) into the host country (Belgium). Neocolonial stereotypes are often maintained through the guided tours, and segregation remains between the host and extern guests. With regard to intern tourism, the impact is economic and socio-cultural. As intern tourists are community members living in other cities or countries, their visits contribute to the maintaining of the quarter and its socio-cultural function.