Horeca
There are less domestic tourist in Western Transdanubia
Date: 2009-06-29 00:20:00
According to theCentral Statistical Office, the Western Transdanubia commercial accommodation in the first four months of 2009 has been decreased by 2.7 percent less than a year earlier. The number...
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Danube Wine Garden opened
Date: 2009-06-29 00:11:00
The Danube Wine Garden tourist visitor centre opened its gates and waiting its guests for three months. Danube Wine Garden will present the gene center of Hungarian viticulture, the Danube...
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Paris is the first, Budapest the 38th in the list of global cities
Date: 2009-06-25 00:07:05
The 2009 Anholt-GfK Roper City Brands Index (CBI) report captures consumer perception of the image and reputation of 50 major cities worldwide – GfK Custom Research North America announced highlights...
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Four-star hotels in Zala, for 1.3 billion HUF
Date: 2009-06-25 00:04:00
With EU-support, a new, 73-room, – 4 apartman hotel is being built in Zala, in Gelse. Total cost of the investment is 1.3 billion HUF. The four-star hotel is expected...
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Bad weather destroying bathing-possibilities at Lake Balaton
Date: 2009-06-25 00:02:00
A good number of guests have not even turned up at their previously reserved accomodations due to the bad weather conditions at Lake Balaton. Wineries, restaurants and shops, on the...
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Volt and Balaton Sound may bring hundreds of millions for the budget
Date: 2009-06-24 00:07:30
In spite of the recession, both festivals organized by Sziget Office are increasingly popular: the interest in Volt has not seen much of a decline, whereas Balaton Sound faces a...
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Hungarian beach-festival with special-offer tickets
Date: 2009-06-23 00:08:00
One single special-offer ticket is valid for 9 days for 100 swimming-pools, aquaparks, beaches, thermal-and spa baths: the beach-festival organized by Hungarian Tourism Ltd. starts on 27th June and closes...
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Travel agency liquidated due to insolvence
Date: 2009-06-22 00:10:00
MKEH, the office in charge of Hungarian commercial authorisations has legally cancelled the acivity of the travel agency called 5 Kontinens Travel Agency Ltd. – as announced on the official...
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Most of the Hungarians do not plan going on holiday longer than 5 days in a year
Date: 2009-06-19 01:09:22
According to the National Media Analysis of GfK Hungária and Szonda Ipsos, 76 percent of the Hungarians stated that they did not have any holidays in the past year. The...
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Reduced VAT rate for the hotels
Date: 2009-06-18 00:28:55
Since July, not 20, or 25 percent, but a reduced, 18 percent will be the commercial accommodation sales tax – said Kovács István Secretary-General of the Hotel Association of Hungary....
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Rearranging of the hotel market
Date: 2009-06-17 00:07:00
The serious decline in the number of guests will result a serious rearrangement on the domestic hotel market. The three-or four-star hotels are likely to survive the crisis better, and...
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Renaissance experience estate is building in Barany county
Date: 2009-06-15 00:29:38
The consortium and support contract of the Experience Tour of Baranya was signed in the Puchner Castle in Bikal. Comprehensive tourist development will be realized in four settlements of Baranya...
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Boosting tourism at the Lake Velence
Date: 2009-06-12 00:11:00
The number of guests and overnight stays had been increased in the Central-Transdanubian region, in the first four months of this year. According to the datas of KSH, in the...
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The victory of Hungarian tourism in Korea
Date: 2009-06-11 00:29:00
Hungary has won the “Best Tourism promotion” on the Seoul tourism exhibition. The Korea Tourism Association, decided Hungary to be the winner on the basis of the Hungarian stand and...
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Booming bicycle tourism around Lake Balaton
Date: 2009-06-11 00:09:00
Bicycle tourism at Lake Balaton can break records this year. It is projected that traffic can increase with 40 percent. Meanwhile, the quality of bicycle paths is deteriorating. According to...
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The weekend of rural tourism
Date: 2009-06-10 00:20:00
Rural tourism weekend (officially Homecoming weekend), will be held this year for the first time. Rural producers, suppliers can show their products among real farm environment on the expense of...
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Guest traffic decreased
Date: 2009-06-09 00:22:00
According to Central Statistical Office the number of foreign and domestic visitors in 2009. January and in April decreased by 16, and 8 percentage points compared to the results of...
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Village Catering
Date: 2009-06-08 00:05:00
The government allows privateers the ccommodation of tourists visiting the village. This activity is tax free, and can carry out without any skills or authorization. According to Sipos Jánosné the...
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Castle renovation with EU sources
Date: 2009-06-03 00:02:00
The Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob can be renewed by EU support. The total amount of the priority investment project is 2.2 billion HUF, of which has a 1.7 billion HUF...
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Smoking in restaurants would be prohibited
Date: 2009-05-29 00:07:44
If the Parliament supports the proposal of the Health Committee, the law about the protection of the non-smokers could be strenghtened. Hosts expects a further drop in the turnover of...
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Bartender competition with aces
Date: 2009-05-28 00:20:00
For the eleventh time this year the Bacardi-Martini Open Cup has given the scope for the competition of domestic mixers with the participation of prestigious professional jury. Mixers could compete...
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A reduction in Ecostat’s tourism indicator
Date: 2009-05-28 00:14:00
The tourism indicator which demonstrates the expectations of the population and the businesses of the tourism sector decreased slightly. According to the survey of the fisrt half of the year...
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New domestic restaurant chain
Date: 2009-05-28 00:13:00
In April 2009 the latest domestic restaurant chain opened its first restaurant under the name Oscar Pizza. The network has 8-10 frequented placed businesses. All units have exactly the same...
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Tea kettles 2010
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The popularity of tea consumption in HoReCa units serves as a driving force for continuous innovation by designers. The Ronnenfeldt tea kettle is not merely an absurd creation of art,...
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(HU) Franchise híradó
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
New restaurant, strange marketing The 24th Burger King unit in Hungary was opened in May. It is also the 20th in Budapest. Burger King has 11,000 units world-wide with more...
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Local farmers adopted
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
One of the recent trends in countries with a highly developed gastronomic culture has been that restaurant owners and farmers join forces. For example, the Loews Hotels chain has launched...
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Chairman dedicated to compromise
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Béla Prohászka has recently been elected the new chairman of the Hungarian National Association of Gastronomy. – Being a very busy man, isn’t it difficult to co-ordinate the work of...
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There is still potential in pasta
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
In spite of being a traditional food in the bigger half of the world, pasta is also truly a product of the 21st century. Pasta has also benefited from the...
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Gastronomy expert of 2008
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The “professional of the year” awards for the previous year are handed over by Turizmus Kft. early in February. This prize was handed over for the 17th time this year,...
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Future and past
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The Club of Hungarian Chefs has organised a demonstration of the techniques used in molecular gastronomy recently. The demonstration and presentation was held by Attila Várnagy, chef of Go Catering...
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