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The new campaign of the Hungarian Tourism Agency has started
A new spring-summer national campaign of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) was launched, which promotes rural destinations in the countries of the region and promotes Budapest in the most important...
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3.5 billion HUF should be spent from the SZÉP cards by the end of May
Two weeks before the end of May, the amount is still more than 3.5 billion HUF from the 2016 uploads on the Széchenyi Rest Cards (SZÉP cards) – the BDO...
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The Ice Cream of the Balaton in 2018 has become the fried apple, linzer Anna ball delicacy
The ice cream called Fried Apple, Linzer Anna Ball Delicacy, the product of the Bagaméri Ice Cream Shop in Balatonfured, became the Ice Cream of the Balaton in 2018 –...
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Even on the ice cube, I see what I drink – Video of the day
This is a prototype demonstration of Icebow’s new technology to create branded ice cubes. Branded ice cubes are standard ice cubes carrying logos, images or designs at the center of...
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MVI elects new presidency members and officials
On 16 May the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) held a leadership election meeting. President László Kovács presented the presidential and financial reports on the year 2017, which the gathered members...
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Animal-world fits in the fruit of this skin – Video of the day
Japanese artist Yoshihiro Okada carves and peels back the skin of fruit to reveal incredible silhouettes of animals....
Read moreMore EU fundings will be available for Lake Balaton
About 4 percent of the EU-funded operational programs will go to the Lake Balaton in the current development cycle, while in the previous one it was 2.5 percent – was...
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Magazine: Dr. MVI
Károly Zerényi prepares important background materials and recommendations for the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI). Our magazine asked him about how he sees the Hungarian restaurant business at the moment. T.M.:...
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Results and tasks
In May the National Association of Tourism and Hospitality Employers (VIMOSZ) and the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) organised a conference, titled ‘Best practices and taking responsibility in public...
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This is how a college student is competing
Barbara Ramocsai, a student at BGE KVIFK, was among the winners in the Eastern European final of the Olivier Roellinger international chef contest. In a brief interview she told: she is...
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The harmony of body and soul means a lot for me
This year METRO Hungary – the No.1 supplier partner of top restaurants – presented the Hungarian Michelin star winners with their plaquettes. Our magazine interviewed chef Ádám Mészáros after the ceremony...
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Tamás Széll named president of the Bocuse d’Or Europe jury
Tamás Széll will chair the jury of the Bocuse d’Or chef competition in Torino this summer, between 10 and 12 June. Hungary will be represented by the 25-year-old young talent Ádám...
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Hospitality sector and NAV are to discuss topical issues
On 5 June the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) and the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) will host a conference, where the tax authorities’ experts will be answering the...
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State-funded festivals
This year 58 Hungarian cultural festivals – held in Hungary and neighbouring countries – will get HUF 750 million from the state budget. Beneficiaries include the Valley of Arts, the Flower...
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Ice Cream of the Year in 2018
Renáta Somogyi from Bringatanya confectionery in Gyenesdiás won Ice Cream of the Year with her raspberry ice cream with basil. No less than 72 ice creams were competing in Virág Confectionery...
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This compromise was sweet
The Sweet Compromise project has come to an end: last October the Guild of Hungarian Confectioners started a programme to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867,...
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New member in the Supervisory Board
In May András Gombás was elected member of the supervisory board. He is the owner of Gombás restaurant in Budapest. Mr Gombás told that this position is a good way to start...
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Italy’s food pantry – Part 1
In April 2018 the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) and Coninvest Kft. organised a culinary trip to Bologna and Modena. The destination, the province of Emilia Romagna is often called Italy’s food...
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Domestic hotels closed a great first quarter
Domestic hotels closed an outstanding March and first quarter. All important indicators showed significant growth, according to the latest quarterly analysis of the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ),...
Read morePrices will increase at the Lake Balaton this year
This year, tourists will face a significant increase in prices at the Lake Balaton. According to an expert interviewed by Magyar Idők, the rising costs and labor shortages cause problems,...
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A new Starbucks was opened in the Ferenciek square
In addition to the business opened on Ferenciek square last weekend, the world-renowned coffee chain has 21 Hungarian members – Világgazdaság Online wrote. The 150-square-meter café combines the familiar Starbucks...
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Master course by French confectioners
The Guild of Hungarian Confectioners organised a master course with French confectioners for the 8th time this year. Denis Matyasy and Patrick Simeone gave courses for 2 and a half days...
Read moreMTÜ promotes Budapest abroad
The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) launches its first comprehensive, Budapest-based international campaign. The international campaign to be launched on 15 May and lasts until July. Online, print and television spots...
Read moreBudapest Airport: passenger traffic increased by 16.9 percent in the first quarter
The passenger traffic of the Budapest Airport grew by 16.9 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period of the year before. About three million people used the...
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The new documentary series of Netflix is exposing food industry – Video of the day
The new Netflix documentary series Rotten exposes the fraud, corruption, and the consequences on our health of today’s global food industry. Nobody’s hands are clean. Now Streaming on Netflix....
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Budapest stepped forward in the ranking of the most popular conference cities
In the latest International ranking of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Budapest has moved to 12th place in 2017, improving four places compared to 2016 and seven places,...
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Tourism Agency: tourism expansion is astonishing
Guller Zoltán, Managing Director of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ), called the growth of tourism in March astonishing as he pointed out that both the number of domestic and foreign...
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