77 result(s) for tourism in Getting around
Startup Hoopps To Launch Ride-Sharing In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2017 2:10 AM
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New Hungarian startup Hoopps aims to offer mobile phone application-based ride-sharing, while also incorporating marketing and tourism into their offered services, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Glass Bridge Planned In Sátoraljaújhely
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
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A glass bridge is to be built between two hills near Sátoraljaújhely, CEO of the state tourism promotion agency Zoltán Guller announced. The town has already given an engineering order to two architects offices for a 700-metre structure.
Tourism Expert: FINA World Championships Is A Good Opportunity For Balaton Region As Well
- 2 Dec 2016 6:10 AM
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“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as well” – Henrik Hoffman, president of the Balaton Regional Touristic Destination Management (TDM) Association and member of the Hungarian TDM Association said regarding the 2017 FINA World Championships.
Govt Offers Huf 11.5bn To Improve World Heritage Sites
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
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The government has put out a tender worth a total 11.5 billion forints (EUR 37.8) to promote improvements at World Heritage sites in Hungary, Balázs Rákossy, state secretary at the economy ministry in charge of European Union funds, told MTI.
Tokaj, Balaton, Budapest, Sopron Priority Tourism Areas
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
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Tokaj, lake Balaton, Budapest and Sopron are to be treated as priority areas in the government’s tourism development strategy, the daily Magyar Idők reports. The Hungarian Tourism Agency told the paper that the development of hotels and tourist attractions would be based on a unified strategy in order to boost the country’s attractiveness and the competitiveness of players in the sector.
Free Public Access To Lake Balaton Shores Endangered By Govt Subsidy Cuts
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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Free public access to the shores of Lake Balaton is likely to become a thing of the past now that the government has decided to reduce a state supplement to the local council tourism tax, the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) said.
An Unusual English “Living Museum” In Hungarian Countryside
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
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Located at the edge of Zalaszántó village, in the Balaton Uplands National Park, discover an unusual “living museum” that offers visitors the opportunity to experience traditional English culture in heart of the Hungarian countryside. Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world and can trace its’ origins back over 4000 years.
Orbán Opens Local Rail Line
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
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There is a great need in the country for tourism based on small railways, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday upon dedicating the small 5.7km railway service that runs between the Felcsút stadium near his home to the Alcsút Arboretum.
Hungary, Croatia To Reopen Railway Border Crossings
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
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Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér and his Croatian counterpart Vlaho Orepic announced that the three railway border crossings between the countries will be reopened. The three crossings—Murakeresztúr- Kotoriba, Gyékényes-Koprivnica and Magyarbóly-Beli Manastir—were closed because of the refugee crisis in the middle of last October.
Startup Hoopps To Launch Ride-Sharing In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2017 2:10 AM
- getting around
New Hungarian startup Hoopps aims to offer mobile phone application-based ride-sharing, while also incorporating marketing and tourism into their offered services, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Glass Bridge Planned In Sátoraljaújhely
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- getting around
A glass bridge is to be built between two hills near Sátoraljaújhely, CEO of the state tourism promotion agency Zoltán Guller announced. The town has already given an engineering order to two architects offices for a 700-metre structure.
Tourism Expert: FINA World Championships Is A Good Opportunity For Balaton Region As Well
- 2 Dec 2016 6:10 AM
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“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as well” – Henrik Hoffman, president of the Balaton Regional Touristic Destination Management (TDM) Association and member of the Hungarian TDM Association said regarding the 2017 FINA World Championships.
Govt Offers Huf 11.5bn To Improve World Heritage Sites
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government has put out a tender worth a total 11.5 billion forints (EUR 37.8) to promote improvements at World Heritage sites in Hungary, Balázs Rákossy, state secretary at the economy ministry in charge of European Union funds, told MTI.
Tokaj, Balaton, Budapest, Sopron Priority Tourism Areas
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tokaj, lake Balaton, Budapest and Sopron are to be treated as priority areas in the government’s tourism development strategy, the daily Magyar Idők reports. The Hungarian Tourism Agency told the paper that the development of hotels and tourist attractions would be based on a unified strategy in order to boost the country’s attractiveness and the competitiveness of players in the sector.
Free Public Access To Lake Balaton Shores Endangered By Govt Subsidy Cuts
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Free public access to the shores of Lake Balaton is likely to become a thing of the past now that the government has decided to reduce a state supplement to the local council tourism tax, the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) said.
An Unusual English “Living Museum” In Hungarian Countryside
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Located at the edge of Zalaszántó village, in the Balaton Uplands National Park, discover an unusual “living museum” that offers visitors the opportunity to experience traditional English culture in heart of the Hungarian countryside. Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world and can trace its’ origins back over 4000 years.
Orbán Opens Local Rail Line
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
There is a great need in the country for tourism based on small railways, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday upon dedicating the small 5.7km railway service that runs between the Felcsút stadium near his home to the Alcsút Arboretum.
Hungary, Croatia To Reopen Railway Border Crossings
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér and his Croatian counterpart Vlaho Orepic announced that the three railway border crossings between the countries will be reopened. The three crossings—Murakeresztúr- Kotoriba, Gyékényes-Koprivnica and Magyarbóly-Beli Manastir—were closed because of the refugee crisis in the middle of last October.