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KSH: In July, accommodation revenues of foreigners grew by 30.1 percent
In July, accommodation revenues from foreigners were 30.1 percent more than a year before, while domestic guests spent 8.1 percent more on accommodation charges this year – the Central Statistical...
Read moreLast year’s Hungarian tourists record has been broken already in September in Croatia
In the first week of September, the 2016 record has been broken. In less than eight months more Hungarian tourists visited Croatia and spent more guest nights than all year...
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New diplomas on the wall
On 22 July the winners of this year’s World Luxury Restaurant Award (established in 2016) were announced in Hanoi. Budapest restaurants were also honoured: Tama Restaurant won in the global and...
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What if Tarantino made Spaghetti & Meatballs? – Video of the day
What if Tarantino made Spaghetti & Meatballs?...
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The baths of Budapest closed a great summer season
All units of the Budapest Budapest Gyógyfürdői Zrt. closed an excellent summer this year, as during the three summer months almost 1 million 180 thousand visitors visited the 11 baths....
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Spiderman came for his coffee – Picture of the day
Customers at a New York City Starbucks are in for a surprise when Spider-Man drops down on his web to grab his coffee order. Hidden cameras capture everyone’s reactions....
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British scam gang stole millions of euros from Spanish hotels with fake food poisoning complaints
The Spanish gendarmerie detained seven members of a British gang in Mallorca, who are suspected to stole millions of euros from Spanish hotels with fake food poisoning complaints. According to...
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Exhibition bakery 2017
Fornetti Food and Beverage (FFB) have opened their most modern exhibition bakery at Oktogon in Budapest. Soon more FFB exhibition bakeries will open in Budapest and other cities. Chief commercial and marketing...
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Jézus and Ganesha, Buddha and Bacchus – Video of the day
We love our Lamb. Come together over lamb this spring....
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Zsigó Róbert: Hungary has returned to Europe’s gastronomic map
Hungary has returned to Europe’s gastronomic map over the past decade – Zsigó Róbert, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday in Szolnok at a conference,...
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Szallas.hu acquired three of its competitions this summer
The Szallas.hu group bought three companies on the online market of discounted accommodation packages: the csakutazas.hu, nemaradjle.hu and the sporoljvelem.hu sites belong to the company since August 31, 2017. According...
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NAK membership fee
The opinion of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) on NAK membership and the membership fee payment obligation it entails is legally well-grounded. According to Paragraph 11. (2) of the relevant law,...
Read moreTourism in Croatia broke all records in Croatia
In the first eight months of the year, tourism in Croatia broke all records: 15 million domestic and foreign visitors spent 85 million guest nights in the country, the previous...
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Michelin-stars: Tales from the kitchen – Video of the day
“Michelin Stars – Tales From The Kitchen” will feature as the prestigious opening film of the Culinary Zinema: Film and Gastronomy Section, Saturday 23rd at the 65th edition of the...
Read moreOne can register for the World Tourism Day programs in Budapest from Monday
On the occasion of the World Tourism Day, the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) is organizing a second open tourist day with its partners on 27 September. One can...
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Back At Starbucks
On Friday, Starbucks brought back its perennially popular Pumpkin Spice Latte, barely waiting for September to start. Word quickly spread on social media that the PSL had made its comeback,...
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The state of play – in numbers
Every year the experts of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) prepare a study that evaluates the situation in the sector. This year’s statistical analysis is even more detailed and comprehensive...
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Lasagna deconstructed – Video of the day
That’s the way you should make the popular meal for those who think differently....
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The Kisfaludy tourism development program was launched
The Kisfaludy tourism development program was launched. Within the program one can apply for the development of rural accommodation by 2030, with a total budget of about 300 billion HUF....
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Roundtable discussions at BKIK
In 2017 the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) initiated a series of roundtable discussions for organisations in the tourism and hospitality trades. The Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) is...
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Barbecue-culture all over the world – Video of the day
A new documentary aims to tell the complete story of humanity’s obsession with cooking meat over flame. Appropriately titled Barbecue, the film premiered at South by Southwest in March, and...
Read moreThe number of guest nights grew in Romania over seven percent
In the first seven months, the number of guest nights grew by 7.2 percent to 14.2 million in comparison with the same period last year, according to the Romanian National...
Read moreSpain hosted more than 10 million foreign tourists in July
In July, Spain received 10.5 million foreign tourists, 10.1 percent more than in last July – the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) announced on Thursday. Between January and July, 46.9 million...
Read moreHow a sushi chef peels an apple – Video of the day
The title of today's video on youtube: “The crazy chef”, but we say; every movement of the Japanese chef is calculated and professional. True, we would hand gently his knife....
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The bar in 2017
Euromonitor forecasts that the number of people drinking luxury spirits will increase by 400 million until 2020. Alcohol consumption in Asia, Africa and the Middle East will grow by 15-25 percent. According...
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The perfect cup of coffee
An 18-dollar cup of coffee is ridiculously expensive even in New York – still, Brooklyn coffee bar Extraction Lab serves a cup at this price. This coffee doesn’t only cost much...
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Efficient restaurant marketing
Phil’s Fish Market, a restaurant in Moss Landing, California has a world map on the wall, in which guests can place pins to mark the city they come from. It is...
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What becomes trendy and what doesn’t?
Our magazine has already written about avocado latte – avolatte – the invention of a Melbourne barista that is being copied all around the world. Bummz Beach Café at Myrtle Beach...
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Pure hygiene
Since 320,000 food poisoning cases are registered in the European Union a year, it is great news that Tork cleaning cloths comply with HAACP regulations and have an ISEGA food...
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