The Hungarian Grand Prix brought more traffic to the hotels than last year

The demand was significantly stronger in the hotels of Budapest during this year's Formula 1 Grand Prix, compared to 2011, the average room rate, however, remained unchanged from last year – the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) announced on Wednesday on the basis of the datas of Magyar Hotel Monitor.

According to the communication, during this year's Hungarian Grand Prix, hotel occupancy in Budapest was 86.7 percent, 4.7 percentage points higher than during last year's race. During the Formula 1, the average room rate was 21,658 HUF, in 2011 it was 21,704 HUF.

The analysis is based on the aggregate datas of 12,000 hotel rooms in Budapest. (MTI)