1,039 result(s) for international travel
Skytrax Ranks Budapest Liszt Ferenc Region’s Best Airport
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
UK-based consultancy Skytrax ranked Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport the best airport in eastern Europe this year. Skytrax carries out internationaltraveller surveys to find the best cabin staff, airport, airline, airline lounge, in-flight entertainment, on-board catering, and several other elements of air travel. This year Singapore Changi Airport was selected as airline of the year.
Interview 2: HMA Jonathan Knott, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Wine Tasting With Gilvesy Cellars, Brody Studios Budapest 11 March
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Robert Gilvesy was born to Hungarian parents who travelled from Szatmár County to Canada to join the Hungarian diaspora looking for international opportunities and adventures. He grew up on a Canadian farm and developed an inner resonance with the land and soil. He was trained as an architect and after a successful career in business, he rediscovered his passion to work on the land.
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Wales: Land Of The Red Dragon By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Fans of J.K. Rowling will remember that a Common Welsh Dragon featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth book of her immensely popular series. That dragon was green in colour, but the dragon on the flag flying outside the British Embassy today is a vibrant red.
Gabriella Veres, Former CitySIM Company Representative
- 16 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
Gabriella Veres, the Chief Business Development Officer of CitySIM studied at Kodolányi János University and got Economics degree in Tourism. She also studied Communications at the University afterwards.
U.S. Embassy Budapest: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows total. Each Institute, one at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the other at Purdue University in Indiana, will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to ...
Hungary’s Immigration Authority Takes Action Against 330 Kosovars
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s immigration authority has taken action against 330 Kosovar nationals who were detained by police for crossing into Hungary illegally. The Kosovars were taken off a train bound for Vienna at the station of the city of Győr, in west Hungary, on Monday.
Road Toll System In Hungary To Be Amended At Several Points
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.
Skytrax Ranks Budapest Liszt Ferenc Region’s Best Airport
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
UK-based consultancy Skytrax ranked Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport the best airport in eastern Europe this year. Skytrax carries out internationaltraveller surveys to find the best cabin staff, airport, airline, airline lounge, in-flight entertainment, on-board catering, and several other elements of air travel. This year Singapore Changi Airport was selected as airline of the year.
Interview 2: HMA Jonathan Knott, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Wine Tasting With Gilvesy Cellars, Brody Studios Budapest 11 March
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Robert Gilvesy was born to Hungarian parents who travelled from Szatmár County to Canada to join the Hungarian diaspora looking for international opportunities and adventures. He grew up on a Canadian farm and developed an inner resonance with the land and soil. He was trained as an architect and after a successful career in business, he rediscovered his passion to work on the land.
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Wales: Land Of The Red Dragon By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Fans of J.K. Rowling will remember that a Common Welsh Dragon featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth book of her immensely popular series. That dragon was green in colour, but the dragon on the flag flying outside the British Embassy today is a vibrant red.
Gabriella Veres, Former CitySIM Company Representative
- 16 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
Gabriella Veres, the Chief Business Development Officer of CitySIM studied at Kodolányi János University and got Economics degree in Tourism. She also studied Communications at the University afterwards.
U.S. Embassy Budapest: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows total. Each Institute, one at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and the other at Purdue University in Indiana, will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to ...
Hungary’s Immigration Authority Takes Action Against 330 Kosovars
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s immigration authority has taken action against 330 Kosovar nationals who were detained by police for crossing into Hungary illegally. The Kosovars were taken off a train bound for Vienna at the station of the city of Győr, in west Hungary, on Monday.
Road Toll System In Hungary To Be Amended At Several Points
- 23 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While reinforcing the theoretical foundation of the system, the government decided to make several changes in relation with the road toll system. According to the announcement made by János Fónagy, county vignettes will be valid up to the first exit ramp after a county border instead of the last one before the border as of 1 February, 2015, and there will be several new toll-free sections as well.