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German bus tourism: Hungary is the tenth most popular destination
Date: 2012-07-23 10:43:55
In the German economy, bus tourism has a very important role. Its annual turnover is 10.5 billion euros and employs 220,000 people. Annually 5.8 million people use buses during their...
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Magazine: Working with his mind and his heart – interview
Date: 2012-07-23 10:23:08
Attila Molnár, who has been working in MVI’s presidency for one and a half years, is the co-owner of Arany Kaviár, a successful restaurant in Budapest. He has been working...
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Menu of the Anna-bal
Date: 2012-07-23 08:50:36
The 187th Anna-ball will be held in Balatonfüred on July 28. This year’s guest of honour will be Opatija. This year's menu contains traditional dishes, that were modernized a bit...
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Hungarian hotel revenues increased in January-May
Date: 2012-07-20 10:40:14
According to the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ), hotel room revenues increased in Hungary during the first five months of the year, compared to the past year, but...
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Olympics can boost domestic hospitality
Date: 2012-07-20 10:10:41
According to the Tourism Association of Bükfürdő, the London Olympics can boost up the Hungarian hospitality. The organization wrote in its communication sent to MTI on Saturday, that a lot...
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Tourism organisations would like to have more Széchenyi Rest Cards acceptance points at the Lake Balaton
Date: 2012-07-19 10:45:10
The tourism organisations asked for the fast contracting of the Széchenyi Rest Cards from the banks at their event in Siófok on Tuesday. Kertész Rezső, the president of the Somogy...
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Budapest Airport is the best in gastronomy
Date: 2012-07-18 10:58:59
“The world's best food and drink offerings – among the airports with less than ten million passengers” – this prize was awarded to the Budapest Airport, by the most prestigious...
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Sopron organizes “Bike in the vineyard!” program
Date: 2012-07-18 10:55:11
The program links the presentation of cultural landscape with cycling tourism, which will be organized on Saturday in the Sopron wine region for the first time entitled “Bike in the...
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Budapest, Lake Balaton, Western Transdanubia – the most powerful tourist regions
Date: 2012-07-18 10:15:27
After Budapest and Balaton, the Western Transdanubian region is Hungary’s third strongest tourist destination with a 13 percent share – told the regional marketing director of the Hungarian National Tourist...
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Magazine: Pop-up ice cream parlour
Date: 2012-07-17 11:08:39
A simple but brilliant idea: opening a pop-up ice cream parlour in the summer. In this case we are not talking about simple ice cream but gelato, which is made...
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Holiday vouchers are getting increasingly popular
Date: 2012-07-17 10:55:15
The customer community sites are conquering more space for themselves. The Kupon Világ which is the most directly accessed coupon / bonus company, in one year saved 3.2 billion HUF...
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Warm beer – Video of the day
Date: 2012-07-17 09:58:33
Here's thehilarious SNL skit, “Schmitts Gay Beer” commercialwith Adam Sandler and Chris Farleyfrom 1991. The SaturdayNightLiveclipfeaturesmusicbyVan Halenwiththe song BeautifulGirls. Here is the video....
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Four to six hundred festivals in Hungary
Date: 2012-07-16 10:51:13
According to datas of the Central Statistical Office, 4.2 percent of the foreigners comes to Hungary to attend a festival. Hungary is the country of festivals. On the list of...
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Only McDonald's can sell frenchfries at the Olympics
Date: 2012-07-12 11:06:15
The London Olympics athletic competitions haven’t started yet, but the corporate competition has already begun–and America is winning. McDonald’s is the only restaurant allowed to sell french fries at the...
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KSH: foreign demand increased while domestic demand fell at commercial accommodations in May
Date: 2012-07-11 11:22:32
In May, 386 thousand foreign tourists spent 1.064 million guest nights in commercial accommodations, while 333 thousand domestic guests spent 710 thousand guest nights. In May, 8.8 percent more foreign...
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Bath development in Bükkszék
Date: 2012-07-11 11:20:43
The first phase of the about 1.25 billion HUF worth development was handed over on Wednesday in the spa and adventure bath of Bükkszék that is using Salvus water. Under...
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Győr's tourism outpaced the tourism of Sopron
Date: 2012-07-10 10:51:03
The number of guest nights spent in Győr increased by 42 percent, while the number of guest nights declined by third in Sopron, during the first five months of the...
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Harrods plans to establish a luxury hotel chain
Date: 2012-07-10 10:34:54
The Qatari owner of Harrods plans to take the department store brand global by building upmarket hotels bearing its name in cities around the world, including one Chelsea Barracks in...
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Magazine: Log fence
Date: 2012-07-09 11:24:12
Restaurant complex Symbol used a simple idea to separate its terrace from the busy street: they used logs to build a fence. When the autumn sets in the logs can...
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Magazine: Outdoor furniture trends
Date: 2012-07-06 12:18:47
METRO is the country’s biggest distributor of outdoor furniture used by bars and restaurants. According to communications manager Yvette Krubl, demand for exclusive furniture has increased, but at the same...
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Fingerprint-based payment at a Spanish hotel
Date: 2012-07-06 10:15:09
We can forget our credit card and cash, if we are planning our holiday to the Spanish Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel. The guests only have to touch their fingers to...
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Magazine: Alcohol brands ranked
Date: 2012-07-05 11:51:34
British trade magazine Drinks International ranks the world’s biggest alcohol brands every year, based on sales data. This year is the first when the ranking is made according to the...
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Est Media would sell a part of Sziget Kft.
Date: 2012-07-05 10:38:47
According to the communication of Est Media published on the site of BÉT, the Est Media would sell the EMG Médiacsoport Kft. owned portion of the Sziget Kft. for 2...
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Everything you wanted to know about fishes
Date: 2012-07-05 10:36:11
Chefs, gourmets and of course fishers will definitely like the new service of horgasz.hu where nearly 600 types of fishes are described with Hungarian, English and Latin names. Clich here....
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Wine Dinner – A new culinary TV show presents Hungary's wine regions
Date: 2012-07-05 10:35:14
“Wine Dinner – landscapes, flavors, stories” (“Borvacsora – tájak, ízek, történetek”) – a new culinary program starts on Friday on the m1 TV channel: the program will present the typical...
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To cut or not to cut – Video of the day
Date: 2012-07-05 09:29:50
In the esteemed opinion of the Film Lions jury and the Film Craft Lions jury at Cannes, these are the best commercials of the past year—15 individual spots, along with...
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Michelin-starred chef at the Cherry Festival in Agárd
Date: 2012-07-04 10:10:39
The Gypsy Cherry Festival will be held for the sixth time on Saturday in Agárd, Fejér County: at the gastronomic event, restaurants will compare their knowledge, while the chairman of...
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Magazine: Starbucks expanding
Date: 2012-07-03 12:35:10
Howard Schultz’s return to the chairman’s seat at Starbucks revitalised the coffee house giant: in 2012 Starbucks will open 500 new units in North and South America. As for their...
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More and more accomodiations accept the Széchenyi Rest Cards of the different card issuers
Date: 2012-07-03 11:15:22
Many people are waiting for the regulation changes of the Széchenyi Card Rest, but 60 percent of the private hotels and boarding houses, do not use the favorable opportunities of...
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It is not yet possible to buy tickets to the Hungaroring with Széchenyi Rest Cards
Date: 2012-07-03 10:54:18
Overall, more tickets were sold to this year's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix so far, but the domestic ticket sales have dropped significantly – told Gyulay Zsolt, President and CEO...
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