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US Travel Magazine: Budapest Second-Best City Of The World
- 29 Oct 2015 12:50 AM
- travel
The Hungarian capital Budapest has been named the world’s second-best city in the world in a top American travel magazine. Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published in New York City since 1987, have secured the city a Readers’ Choice Award for the world’s second-best city, with an overall rating of 86.090.
Escape From Budapest To Mauritius
- 10 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A sparkling crystal in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is fascinating. The contrast of colours, cultures and tastes makes the island so truly charming that it's hard not to have an unforgettable holiday. You have the opportunity to experience luxury or basic accommodation: a level of refinement that's above what is on offer in other tropical destinations, or more simple ...
Tourism Sector In Hungary Still On The Rise
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The number of guest nights spent in Hungarian hotels and guesthouses went up by an annual 3.8% to 2,247,000 in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Tourism has proven successful as one of the driving forces of the national economy: between 1 January and 31 May, 3.4 million tourists spent a total of 7.9 million guest nights at commercial accommodation establishments.
Gellért Hotel In Budapest Names Suite After Hungarian-Born Cinematographer
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest’s Hotel Gellért has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hírlap said. During the spa hotel’s 97-year history, this was the first time that the person whose name was given to a suite could personally attend the ceremony, the paper said. Suite number 304 has been named after Zsigmond on the occasion that the Academy Awards-winning ...
Szováta: A Tiny Hungarian Resort Town Nestled In The Heart Of Transylvania
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
I had the chance to visit Szováta, a primarily Hungarian-speaking resort town located in Romania’s Transylvania region, which is an admittedly off-the-beaten track destination for nearly any tourist who isn’t either ethnic Hungarian or Romanian. Most famous for the thermal salt water Bear Lake, or Lacul Ursu/Medve tó, and for its cliffs made of solid salt, the area around the town also has a ...
Spanish Carrier Iberia Launches Budapest-Madrid Direct Flight
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The Spanish carrier Iberia has launched its direct Madrid-Budapest flight on Tuesday morning, with the first flight’s 95 passengers being greeted at the airport by Hungary’s ambassador to the Spanish capital. The new flight will operate between 2 June until the end of October twice a week, with two flights serving the route on Tuesdays and Thursdays but none on Mondays and Fridays.
Le Meridien Budapest To Become Ritz-Carlton
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Le Meridien hotel in downtown Budapest will be taken over by the Ritz-Carlton group next year, Turizmus Online reported. The change was announced at the Arab Tourism Fair in Dubai, and was confirmed by Simone Dulies, CEO of the Budapest hotel.
Budapest-Beijing Air Link: Celebration Held In Chinese Capital
- 30 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- travel
A large-scale celebration has been hosted by Air China and the Hungarian embassy in Beijing to mark the launch of the Chinese national carrier’s new flight to Budapest on 1 May. At the event, Hungary’s Ambassador to China Cecília Szilas said that while the question has been on the agenda for many years, the new air link is the result of dynamically developing relations between the two countries, ...
Number Of Hungarian Tourists In Croatia Hits Eight-Year Record
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
Some 397 000 Hungarians spent more than 2.15 million guest nights in neighbouring Croatia in 2014, the highest numbers in eight years and an increase of 10% from 2013, the Budapest head of the Croatian Tourism Community, Marin Skenderovic, told the Hungarian news agency MTI.
US Travel Magazine: Budapest Second-Best City Of The World
- 29 Oct 2015 12:50 AM
- travel
The Hungarian capital Budapest has been named the world’s second-best city in the world in a top American travel magazine. Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published in New York City since 1987, have secured the city a Readers’ Choice Award for the world’s second-best city, with an overall rating of 86.090.
Escape From Budapest To Mauritius
- 10 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A sparkling crystal in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is fascinating. The contrast of colours, cultures and tastes makes the island so truly charming that it's hard not to have an unforgettable holiday. You have the opportunity to experience luxury or basic accommodation: a level of refinement that's above what is on offer in other tropical destinations, or more simple ...
Tourism Sector In Hungary Still On The Rise
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The number of guest nights spent in Hungarian hotels and guesthouses went up by an annual 3.8% to 2,247,000 in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Tourism has proven successful as one of the driving forces of the national economy: between 1 January and 31 May, 3.4 million tourists spent a total of 7.9 million guest nights at commercial accommodation establishments.
Gellért Hotel In Budapest Names Suite After Hungarian-Born Cinematographer
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest’s Hotel Gellért has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hírlap said. During the spa hotel’s 97-year history, this was the first time that the person whose name was given to a suite could personally attend the ceremony, the paper said. Suite number 304 has been named after Zsigmond on the occasion that the Academy Awards-winning ...
Szováta: A Tiny Hungarian Resort Town Nestled In The Heart Of Transylvania
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
I had the chance to visit Szováta, a primarily Hungarian-speaking resort town located in Romania’s Transylvania region, which is an admittedly off-the-beaten track destination for nearly any tourist who isn’t either ethnic Hungarian or Romanian. Most famous for the thermal salt water Bear Lake, or Lacul Ursu/Medve tó, and for its cliffs made of solid salt, the area around the town also has a ...
Spanish Carrier Iberia Launches Budapest-Madrid Direct Flight
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The Spanish carrier Iberia has launched its direct Madrid-Budapest flight on Tuesday morning, with the first flight’s 95 passengers being greeted at the airport by Hungary’s ambassador to the Spanish capital. The new flight will operate between 2 June until the end of October twice a week, with two flights serving the route on Tuesdays and Thursdays but none on Mondays and Fridays.
Le Meridien Budapest To Become Ritz-Carlton
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Le Meridien hotel in downtown Budapest will be taken over by the Ritz-Carlton group next year, Turizmus Online reported. The change was announced at the Arab Tourism Fair in Dubai, and was confirmed by Simone Dulies, CEO of the Budapest hotel.
Budapest-Beijing Air Link: Celebration Held In Chinese Capital
- 30 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- travel
A large-scale celebration has been hosted by Air China and the Hungarian embassy in Beijing to mark the launch of the Chinese national carrier’s new flight to Budapest on 1 May. At the event, Hungary’s Ambassador to China Cecília Szilas said that while the question has been on the agenda for many years, the new air link is the result of dynamically developing relations between the two countries, ...
Number Of Hungarian Tourists In Croatia Hits Eight-Year Record
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
Some 397 000 Hungarians spent more than 2.15 million guest nights in neighbouring Croatia in 2014, the highest numbers in eight years and an increase of 10% from 2013, the Budapest head of the Croatian Tourism Community, Marin Skenderovic, told the Hungarian news agency MTI.