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Quick Tourism Insight: Guest Nights Spent by Foreign Visitors to Hungary Up Again

• 27 Mar 2026 9:19 AM

The number of guests at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary rose 4.6pc to 1,068,000 in February from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights climbed 5.2pc to 2,438,000, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Thursday show.

The number of domestic guests rose 4.9pc to 509,000 and the number of foreign visitors climbed 4.2pc to 559,000.

The number of guest nights spent by domestic travellers increased 6.6pc to 1,077,000, while guest nights spent by foreign visitors rose 4.2pc to 1,361,000.

Visitors from Italy accounted for the largest number of guest nights: 110,000. Visitors from the UK spent 108,000 guest nights and visitors from the Germany 98,000. Guest nights spent by travellers from Asia fell 5.0pc to 163,000.

Gross revenue of tourism accommodations rose 3.3pc to HUF 61.8bn.

A total of 18,035 tourism accommodations hosted guests in February, including 15,977 private and other accommodations.

In January-February, the number of guests at tourism accommodations rose 4.9pc to 2,135,000. Guest nights increased 4.4pc to 4,789,000.

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