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Budapest Hotels Full For Weekend F1 Grand Prix
- 23 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- travel
Hotel occupancy has shot up in Budapest for the weekend when the 30th Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Hungaroring near the capital, daily Napi Gazdaság said on Thursday. The event this year is expected to draw 10% more visitors than in 2014, most of them coming from abroad, the paper said. The Budapest Grand Prix last year attracted a record number of 247,000 spectators, it said.
Survey Shows Hungary Is Best Value Destination For Foreign Tourists
- 17 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- travel
Hungary is a best-value destination for foreign visitors, according to a fresh tourism survey, according to Zoltán Szántó, editor-in-chief of Turizmus Online. For Austrian visitors, 100 euros has bought greater value over the past four years, he said. There has been a shift on the Austrian market. Whereas earlier many Austrian pensioners came to Hungary to visit spas, now young people arrive in ...
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...
CBA Store In Balatonfenyves, Hungary For Sale
- 14 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zso-Li, the company that operates the CBA store in Balatonfenyves recently in the news has put up a “for sale” sign, Népszabadság reports. The company came under fire from the Economy Ministry for circumventing the ban on Sunday shopping by obtaining a license as a farmers market, as markets are exempt from the ban.
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.
Gouba Open Bazaar, Every Sunday In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Similar to Portobello Market in London, or Via Marguttara in Rome, and Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv, you can find an art market in downtown Budapest - at the Gozsdu courtyard, called Gouba. The bazaar is held between 10 am and 6 pm every Sunday, and has free entry for all.
Summer Festivals Receive Nearly HUF 500m From State
- 7 Jul 2015 5:06 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s summer festivals are receiving a total of nearly 500 million forints (EUR 1.6m) state support this year, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources said. State secretary Bence Rétvári told a press conference that the Sziget Festival in Budapest, the Volt Festival in Sopron in western Hungary and the Balaton Sound festival are getting a combined 150 million forints (EUR 476,000).
Luxury Shop In Budapest Andrássy Út To Close
- 2 Jul 2015 12:33 PM
- shopping
After two years of operation, luxury clothing shop Il Bacio di Stile will close down on July 31, its owner company Dolcer has announced. The shop on Andrássy út in Budapest’s Sixth District was loss-making due to high costs and lower spending by tourists, Dolcer added. Dolcer’s owner, pornography mogul György Gattyán, has invested Ft 18 billion in the project over the past seven years.
Hungarian Police Again Patrol Croatian Coast
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has once again sent police patrols to Croatia to work along the Adriatic coast during the summer tourist season, the website police. hu said. Under an agreement with the Croatian police, the Hungarian police officers will be patrolling in the Zadar (Zára) region from July 1 to August 31 to help Hungarian tourists. Hungarian officers will accompany their Croatian colleagues on patrols but ...
Budapest Hotels Full For Weekend F1 Grand Prix
- 23 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- travel
Hotel occupancy has shot up in Budapest for the weekend when the 30th Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Hungaroring near the capital, daily Napi Gazdaság said on Thursday. The event this year is expected to draw 10% more visitors than in 2014, most of them coming from abroad, the paper said. The Budapest Grand Prix last year attracted a record number of 247,000 spectators, it said.
Survey Shows Hungary Is Best Value Destination For Foreign Tourists
- 17 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- travel
Hungary is a best-value destination for foreign visitors, according to a fresh tourism survey, according to Zoltán Szántó, editor-in-chief of Turizmus Online. For Austrian visitors, 100 euros has bought greater value over the past four years, he said. There has been a shift on the Austrian market. Whereas earlier many Austrian pensioners came to Hungary to visit spas, now young people arrive in ...
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...
CBA Store In Balatonfenyves, Hungary For Sale
- 14 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zso-Li, the company that operates the CBA store in Balatonfenyves recently in the news has put up a “for sale” sign, Népszabadság reports. The company came under fire from the Economy Ministry for circumventing the ban on Sunday shopping by obtaining a license as a farmers market, as markets are exempt from the ban.
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.
Gouba Open Bazaar, Every Sunday In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Similar to Portobello Market in London, or Via Marguttara in Rome, and Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv, you can find an art market in downtown Budapest - at the Gozsdu courtyard, called Gouba. The bazaar is held between 10 am and 6 pm every Sunday, and has free entry for all.
Summer Festivals Receive Nearly HUF 500m From State
- 7 Jul 2015 5:06 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s summer festivals are receiving a total of nearly 500 million forints (EUR 1.6m) state support this year, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources said. State secretary Bence Rétvári told a press conference that the Sziget Festival in Budapest, the Volt Festival in Sopron in western Hungary and the Balaton Sound festival are getting a combined 150 million forints (EUR 476,000).
Luxury Shop In Budapest Andrássy Út To Close
- 2 Jul 2015 12:33 PM
- shopping
After two years of operation, luxury clothing shop Il Bacio di Stile will close down on July 31, its owner company Dolcer has announced. The shop on Andrássy út in Budapest’s Sixth District was loss-making due to high costs and lower spending by tourists, Dolcer added. Dolcer’s owner, pornography mogul György Gattyán, has invested Ft 18 billion in the project over the past seven years.
Hungarian Police Again Patrol Croatian Coast
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has once again sent police patrols to Croatia to work along the Adriatic coast during the summer tourist season, the website police. hu said. Under an agreement with the Croatian police, the Hungarian police officers will be patrolling in the Zadar (Zára) region from July 1 to August 31 to help Hungarian tourists. Hungarian officers will accompany their Croatian colleagues on patrols but ...