2019 was cited as the result of the Indian summer: record-breaking data in September

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 11. 08. 11:15

Compared to September 2022, almost 10% more people discovered Hungary’s landscapes in the first month of autumn. The number of guests of 1.4 million exceeded the pre-pandemic value by 2.4%, within which almost 11% more guests arrived in the Hungarian countryside compared to 2019. According to the data of the National Tourist Information Center, tourists spent 3.4 million nights in Hungary in September, which was almost 6% higher than at this time last year. Budapest and Lake Balaton were the most popular destinations, and Hévíz became the most visited settlement in the month of September among the rural settlements. The high season was also mentioned by the hotels’ average capacity utilization of nearly 60%.

According to NTAK data, most of the traffic was realized in rural areas in September, as 2.2 million guest nights were registered in accommodations outside the capital. Thus, the first month of autumn resulted in stronger rural visitor traffic than last year’s and 2019’s indicators. In addition, more domestic guests set off, almost 15% more than in 2019. Most of them were interested in the rural tourism offer, domestic visitors spent a total of 1.5 million nights in rural accommodation, which shows a 10% increase compared to the record year of 2019. Compared to 2022, domestic hotels hosted 22% more foreign travelers. The international guests mainly came from neighboring and nearby countries, but Israeli, Dutch, British and Chinese tourists also rested in our countryside.

In September, international guests from a total of 226 countries came to our country and spent 1.8 million nights in Hungary, which is 13% higher than last year’s value. In September, the five most important sending markets were: Germany, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Poland and the United States of America. The vast majority of them came to the capital, where the 1 million guest nights they spent exceeded the figure of a year ago by 17%. Accommodations in the capital city of all four top sending countries experienced a significant expansion, German traffic by almost 20%, Czech by 15%, and Polish by 26% compared to a year ago. At the same time, the largest increase was measured in China and South Korea, where the number of guest nights increased by nearly four times and two times, respectively.