The Prestige Awards celebrate businesses and organisations that consistently provide outstanding products and services in their respective sectors. For over 25 years, XpatLoop.com has served as a trusted hub for high-value foreign residents in Hungary.

Through a mix of daily news, insider guides, cultural highlights, and practical information, XpatLoop empowers expats to stay up-to-date with essential infomation, while also introducing them to the many rich lifestlye experiences Hungary has to offer.

Well respected as Hungary's premier English-Language media portal, XpatLoop.com was founded by expat Stephen Linfitt in 1999 and as planned it went live online at the turn of the millennium in January 2000.

Winners of Prestige Awards are independently selected by a judging panel based on criteria including service excellence, community impact, user experience, client satisfaction and retention, and overall service performance.

Being recognised in the Specialist Media Platform category reflects XpatLoop’s valued role in the media landscape of Hungary.

“This award is a wonderful acknowledgement of the work our team has done over many years,” said portal founder Stephen Linfitt.

He continued, “Our goal has always been to support the international community in Hungary by sharing useful information, and hosting events that provide opportunities for expats and cosmopolitan locals to connect".

"We’re grateful to our readers, partners, and clients who make the platform so popular,” he concluded.

Founded with the aim of helping expatriates feel at home in Hungary, XpatLoop.com has grown into a dynamic online platform reaching a wide audience including top diplomats, senior business professionals, and globally-minded locals.

In addition to essential news and entertainment updates, the portal has a movies guide showing what's on in Budapest, and also hosts high-level community events which bring people together of every nationality.

This independant recognition from the Prestige Awards reinforces XpatLoop’s commitment to continuing its mission: providing reliable and engaging content that’s specifically relevant for Hungary’s international community.

As the platform looks ahead, the team remains focused on providing wide coverage, strengthening partnerships, and supporting the vibrant expat scene that makes Hungary such an amazing place to live and work.

XpatLoop.com sends thanks its readers and supporters for being part of this journey and looks forward to sharing many more great stories with Hungary’s international community in the years to come.

The judging panel highlighted XpatLoop’s role as a vital digital hub that bridges the gap between expats and locals through:

• Service Excellence: Consistent delivery of timely information, expat lifestyle inspiration, and useful insider's guides on topics ranging from community and culture, to business and finance, plus daily events calendar service and a movies guide.

• Innovative Practices: The platform's ability to adapt its content to the evolving needs of the expat community, including its regular e-newsletters and popular interviews with high value expats and local leaders.

• Community Impact: Fostering unity and "facilitating a better understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of life in Hungary", including impressive networking events that support local charities.
   

About Prestige Awards

The Prestige Awards utilise a panel of industry experts to assess nominees based on criteria such as quality of service, ethical practices, and innovative methods of working.

Winners are selected purely on merit and their ability to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, unlike other awards based on vote counts or on award event sponsorship or advertising fees paid by 'winners'.

The Prestige Awards have been running for over five years and are recognised as a key benchmark of excellence for SMEs around the world.