China’s National Geographic Traveller has recognized Hungary as a “gold-tier” Quality Destination, while the Chinese edition of The Voyage Magazine has chosen Hungary as the New Emerging Destination of the...
Zoltán Guller told a press conference that some 16 million tourists spent 41 million guest nights in Hungary last year.
More than 6.2 million visitors were accommodated in June-August, up 6% from the summer of 2019, with more than 17 million guest nights spent (up 3%).
More than 70% of the bookings were made by foreigners, mainly from Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom, but also from Italy, Spain as well as Argentina, Australia, the United...
GVH head Balázs Csaba Rigó said preparations were being made for the probe, and the actual investigation could start before the end of August.
The Hungarian Tourism Agency has found that around half of tourist accommodations in Hungary have been affected by problems with Booking.com’s payment platform.
Péter Horváth said guest nights grew by 4% to 12.2 million in January-May, supported by foreign visitors.
The pavilion, dubbed Aqua Roots of Hungary, showcases water, a resource in which Hungary is rich. It is the largest wooden structure in the entire Persian Gulf region.
The number of guest nights spent at commercial accommodations came close to 29 million in 2021, up 24 percent from last year.
The summer season started with all freedoms restored in Hungary, giving the country at least a month to weeks’ head start over the rest of Europe.
Hungary’s tourism sector needs a new strategy after a “tragic” year in which aid from the Hungarian government was the only lifeline it could count on.
After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, from one day to the next, the tourism sector collapsed worldwide. But with the largest economic protection package in its history, the Hungarian government has done everything in its power to provide the support needed to relaunch tourism here at home.
Hungary drew a record number of foreign visitors in 2018, up by 650,000 from the previous year.