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Taking care of talents
Éva Vojtek, project manager of the sweeTEN programme talked to our magazine about their objective: to have more well-trained young confectioners with the latest knowledge and skills. The guild pays special...
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The guild’s gala dinner in 2018
This year the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) is going to organise its annual gala dinner for the 8th time. The event will pay tribute to the life and career of...
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Paying tribute
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) and the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism (MKVM) are going to publish a book about László Jakabffy. MVI asked 80 chefs to cook one...
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General assembly meeting
In May the guild’s Articles of Association was modified. Then the document was submitted to the Budapest-Capital Regional Court, which asked MVI to make some of the modifications more precise. The general...
Read moreEuropean Commission: Luxembourg did not provide forbidden state aid to McDonald’s
Luxembourg has not provided forbidden state support to the McDonald’s US fast food chain, and therefore the European Commission will close its investigation initiated in 2015, Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner...
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The number of Chinese tourists is growing dynamically in Hungary
Tourism is becoming more and more involved in the production of Hungary’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is why the country has an economic interest to continuously increase its tourist...
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Magazine: Contemporary Confectionery
Contemporary Confectionery, the joint programme series of the Guild of Hungarian Confectioners and the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism (MKVM) has been very popular since 2015. We asked the organisers...
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KSH: the number of entries and exits has increased
The number of entries and exits increased in the second quarter of this year. The multi-day stay of foreigners increased by 18 percent. Among the Hungarian tourists, one-day trips provided...
Read moreOn a bike, from a plastic bottle – Video of the day
Swedish bicycle accessory brand Bookman has created a cup holder that snaps onto handlebars so city bikers can cycle with their takeaway coffees (+ movie)...
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Magazine: Statistical data on the situation of the hospitality sector
The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) conducted a statistical survey on the current situation of the hospitality sector. Our magazine presents some of the most important findings. Tourism’s share in Hungary’s GDP...
Read moreIKEA opens a hotel
The New Haven office building, designed by the famous architect Marcel Breuer, has been empty for more than a decade, but not for long, as IKEA wants to make a...
Read moreHow to eat chicken wings?
There IS a way to get 100% of that meat off those tricky non-drumstick bones....
Read moreCroatian tourist office expects a record number of Hungarian guests
By the end of September the 600,000th Hungarian guest can arrive to Croatia, so last year’s record of 572,000 visitors can be broken – the Head of the Croatian Tourist...
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It turned out who became the best Hungarian street food maker
In 2018, Hungary will participate in the European Street Food Awards for the first time. The European Street Food Award is one of the most prestigious street food tournaments in...
Read moreFresh, domestic raw materials at McDonald’s
There are serious traditions of visiting a market. We like to go there for the variety of colors, shapes, smells and flavors, but mostly because of the freshness of the...
Read moreVarieties of wine
Wines, more specifically, varieties of wine (i.e., chardonnay, pinot noir, etc.) have certain indigenous fruit characteristics associated with their aromas and flavors. Take chardonnay for example. This varietal wine is...
Read moreWhy does our butt grow?
With more than 15 million Britons working behind desks, our bottoms are getting bigger – a problem that has been dubbed ‘desk derriere’. A recent study that scanned the buttocks of...
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An International Street Food Festival on Andrássy Avenue
The gastronomy of 17 countries will be presented on the Andrássy Avenue this weekend, at the gastronomic promenade held at the same time together with the National Horse Race and...
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A six-storey car park to be built at Liszt Ferenc Airport
A six-storey car park to be built at Terminal 2 of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport with 2500 parking spaces, with direct connection to both terminals – Budapest Airport told...
Read moreWhat if animals ate fast food? – Video of the day
We are aware of the fact that the title might be a bit prejudiced, but what can we do, the movie itself is fantastic:...
Read moreA moderate consumption of alcohol helps you to be more creative
The March 2012 online edition of the journal Consciousness and Cognition included an article coauthored by Jennifer Wiley, a psychologist at the University of Illinois, along with two graduate students,...
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Hotel Association: the expansion of foreign guest nights has boosted tourism performance
In July, due to the increase in the number of foreign guest nights, the demand for Hungarian hotels increased – the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) told MTI...
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The life of a burger – Video of the day
This is the secret life of a hamburger, from the first minute to the so-called hamburger-heaven…...
Read moreDoctor Pasta
British architect George L. Legendre recently published his book Pasta by Design, in which he compiled and profiled 92 different kinds of pasta, classifying them into types: pasta shapes are...
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KSH: the turnover of hotels increased
In July, the guest nights of the commercial accommodations increased by 1.3 percent, compared to the previous year. The number of guest nights spent by foreign guests grew by 3.8...
Read moreTher beer is fine, the pub sucks! – Video of the day
Watch the official Carlton Draught “Beer Chase” TV ad (the full version), it's definitely interesting....
Read moreRecord passenger traffic at the Liszt Ferenc airport in August
After the record of July, in August a record passenger traffic occured again at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. More than 1.5 million passengers used the Ferihegy Airport in...
Read moreA glass of wine on the road
Entrepreneur James Nash has come up with an inventive idea to help make reaching for that glass of vino more convenient. Nash came up with a line of single-serving cups...
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More than 700 pensions and hotels won support for accommodation development
More than 700 Hungarian pensions and hotels won budget support for accommodation development – Guller Zoltán, Managing Director of the Hungarian Tourism Agency, announced on Monday. Guller Zoltán, who announced...
Read moreA hotel can be opened on Andrássy Avenue
The nearly 3,000-square-foot block is located at one of Budapest’s most busiest places, next to Oktogon, under 52 Andrássy road, which is a particularly attractive tourist destination. By closing the...
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