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Holiday Rentals Booming In Budapest
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Guest nights at private accommodations have gone up five-fold in Budapest since 2010 in tandem with the widespread use of popular home-sharing site Airbnb, according to Central Statistics Office figures published on tourism website turizmus.com. In the first six months of this year, the number of registrations by Budapest property owners surged from 1,500 to 7,000.
Budapest Sets New Temperature Record
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian capital Budapest set a new daily temperature record yesterday, with the heat rising to 37.8 °C in Újpest, District IV. The new record is almost 0.5 °C above the previous highest temperature, 37.4 °C, measured on the same day in 1946. However, the national temperature record – 39.8 °C, recorded in the southern town of Kaposvár in 1946 – was not surpassed as temperatures remained ...
Afghan Refugee Saves Hungarian Homeless Man’s Life In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon.
Goran Bregovic @ Sziget Budapest, 15 August 9.15 pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Roots in the Balkans where he stems from, head in the 21st Century which he fully inhabits, Goran Bregovic's music marries sounds of a gypsy brass band with traditional Bulgarian polyphonies, those of an electric guitar and traditional percussion with a curious rock accent…. all against a background of a bedevilled string orchestra and deep sonorities of a male choir, creating music that our soul ...
Five New MOL Bubi Docking Stations Available In Budapest
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following the June expansion of the public bike-sharing system with 15 docking stations, five new MOL Bubi stations opened on 31 July 2015 at the following locations: District 2 –Mechwart liget, District 9 – Vendel utca and Bakáts tér, District 13 – Dózsa György út M and Váci út-Bulcsú utca.
Third Of Homes Sold In July In Hungary Bought As Investments
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Fully 30% of home purchases in Hungary in July were made as investments, according to data compiled by Duna House estate agent. Investors planning to rent or resell at a higher price paid, on average, 19.5 million forints for a 70sqm home. Firsttime home buyers accounted for onequarter of the purchases. They paid, on average, 18.3 million forints for a 60sqm home. The average home price in the ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...
Budapest’s M3 Metro Line Could Face Shutdown At Any Moment
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s public transport company BKV has disclosed dramatic information on the condition of the capital’s metro line 3, arguing that the line’s renovation cannot be delayed further. According to figures cited in a letter to the municipality’s Public Procurement Arbitration Board, over 4000 errors have occurred on metro trains running on the line since 2011, of which 36 resulted in smoke being ...
Tourist Information @ Sziget Festival Budapest
- 8 Aug 2015 9:09 AM
- getting around
Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) is operating a Budapestinfo Point at Sziget for the duration of the festival, the purpose of which is to supply festival-goers with information about the capital’s many tourist and cultural attractions. As official representative of the Budapest Municipality, BFTK assists in developing the positive international image of Budapest through the ...
Holiday Rentals Booming In Budapest
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Guest nights at private accommodations have gone up five-fold in Budapest since 2010 in tandem with the widespread use of popular home-sharing site Airbnb, according to Central Statistics Office figures published on tourism website turizmus.com. In the first six months of this year, the number of registrations by Budapest property owners surged from 1,500 to 7,000.
Budapest Sets New Temperature Record
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian capital Budapest set a new daily temperature record yesterday, with the heat rising to 37.8 °C in Újpest, District IV. The new record is almost 0.5 °C above the previous highest temperature, 37.4 °C, measured on the same day in 1946. However, the national temperature record – 39.8 °C, recorded in the southern town of Kaposvár in 1946 – was not surpassed as temperatures remained ...
Afghan Refugee Saves Hungarian Homeless Man’s Life In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon.
Goran Bregovic @ Sziget Budapest, 15 August 9.15 pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Roots in the Balkans where he stems from, head in the 21st Century which he fully inhabits, Goran Bregovic's music marries sounds of a gypsy brass band with traditional Bulgarian polyphonies, those of an electric guitar and traditional percussion with a curious rock accent…. all against a background of a bedevilled string orchestra and deep sonorities of a male choir, creating music that our soul ...
Five New MOL Bubi Docking Stations Available In Budapest
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following the June expansion of the public bike-sharing system with 15 docking stations, five new MOL Bubi stations opened on 31 July 2015 at the following locations: District 2 –Mechwart liget, District 9 – Vendel utca and Bakáts tér, District 13 – Dózsa György út M and Váci út-Bulcsú utca.
Third Of Homes Sold In July In Hungary Bought As Investments
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Fully 30% of home purchases in Hungary in July were made as investments, according to data compiled by Duna House estate agent. Investors planning to rent or resell at a higher price paid, on average, 19.5 million forints for a 70sqm home. Firsttime home buyers accounted for onequarter of the purchases. They paid, on average, 18.3 million forints for a 60sqm home. The average home price in the ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...
Budapest’s M3 Metro Line Could Face Shutdown At Any Moment
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s public transport company BKV has disclosed dramatic information on the condition of the capital’s metro line 3, arguing that the line’s renovation cannot be delayed further. According to figures cited in a letter to the municipality’s Public Procurement Arbitration Board, over 4000 errors have occurred on metro trains running on the line since 2011, of which 36 resulted in smoke being ...
Tourist Information @ Sziget Festival Budapest
- 8 Aug 2015 9:09 AM
- getting around
Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) is operating a Budapestinfo Point at Sziget for the duration of the festival, the purpose of which is to supply festival-goers with information about the capital’s many tourist and cultural attractions. As official representative of the Budapest Municipality, BFTK assists in developing the positive international image of Budapest through the ...