Horeca
Facing the challenge in New York – part 4
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: “Finally I am here at the Boulud! It...
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BBQ-fragrance
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
It is probably a brilliant marketing fad: “Fire meets desire” is the slogan for advertising Flame, a grilled hamburger-scented deo. The product is marketed by Burger King and at a...
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Tradition and evolution
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Hungarian Gastronomy Association (MGE) organised its “Tradition and evolution” contest for the third time on 25-26 October. Tamás Molnár B. said after the preliminaries that quality improved this year. The...
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Digestible!
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Art-installation-performance-food/drinks: If we go along this line, we reach 21st century’s close relationship between art and gastronomy. Think of receptions held in museums, food styling or food art. There are...
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Two restaurants – four chef’s hats
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
The profession is frustrated by the fact that Hungarian gastronomy was unable to earn a Michelin star yet. However, according to information by Index, this year another prestigious guide, GaultMillau...
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Learn, learn, learn!
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
The Hungarian duo finished 4th at the Central European final of the Global Chefs Challenge (a side event of Hoventa). Tamás Tóth told our magazine a few days after the...
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24-hour market
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Buying food from ”local” producers is a fashionable thing nowadays. It is often difficult or costly for producers and consumers to find each other, without an intermediary. Peter-und-Paul-Hof, a German...
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London is an attractive winter destination
Date: 2009-12-03 00:02:01
British Airways has announced that passengers reservation to London for the winter season increased by 20 percent, compared to last year. Due to the hedge-hopping of the pound, London became...
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The European Commission is looking for the promising locations of aquatic tourism
Date: 2009-11-30 00:00:20
According to the Hungarian Tourism Zrt.; The European Commission is looking for the most promising natural aquatic locations. The Commission proclaimed the tender, in the course of the 2009-2010's Excellent...
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TripAdvisor’s advice: Tokaj
Date: 2009-11-27 00:03:02
The TripAdvisor, one of the most well-known travel website chosen Tokaj among the Top 10 wine tourism destinations, again after its 7th September newsletter. TripAdvisor is one of the world's...
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Decreasing uncertainty in the tourism sector
Date: 2009-11-26 00:03:01
According to Ecostat Economic Research Institute; the uncertainty in the economy has decreased in the second part of 2009, in tourism and among the population as well. Ecostat’s 2009 Tourism...
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Resources will be allocated to rural tourism
Date: 2009-11-25 00:03:58
Subsidies on the support of rural tourism can be required for from the European Agricultural Fund, until 16th December. The amount can be up to 200 thousand euros. The supported...
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Consumer protection program in tourism
Date: 2009-11-19 00:03:25
The Conscious Consumers' Association (TVE), launched a consumer protection program in tourism, which aims to increase awareness of tourists and business – announced by Haraszti Anikó program leader. The Ministry...
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Profit at the Danubius hotel chain
Date: 2009-11-19 00:00:30
The Danubius Hotel and spa Nyrt. reached a 2.46 HUF billion pre-tax profit for the third quarter of 2009, after the 1.3 billion HUF decline of the first half of...
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Hévíz spa: A four billion development
Date: 2009-11-18 00:02:01
The Hévíz Spa Ltd. and St. Andrew Rheumatism Hospital Nonprofit Ltd. issued a public procurement in the conversion of existing buildings and for the development of a new spa and...
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Cold meal voucher can won reduced tax rate
Date: 2009-11-18 00:01:02
The law amendment proposal would list the cold meal vouchers into the preferential 25 percent tax rate of fringe benefits. The law amendment would protect the interests of rural small...
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Hungary's new tourism attractions
Date: 2009-11-16 00:04:15
Multi-level indoor zoo and Oceanary, giant slide bath, thematic adventure bath: Hungary's new tourism attractions are preparing by full power which can be built by EU supported billions of forints....
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Holiday checks are popular
Date: 2009-11-12 00:03:55
Employers purchased holiday vouchers for 40 billion HUF until the end of October. This amount is 20 percent higher, than a year earlier – informed the Hungarian National Holiday Foundation,...
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Bath development in Makó for 3.6 billion forints
Date: 2009-11-12 00:01:00
Makó won more than a half billion HUF from the EU for bathdevelopment. The construction has been started – announced the city's mayor. Buzás Peter said: the official notification has...
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Cautious optimism at the InterContinental Hotels
Date: 2009-11-11 00:02:02
InterContinental Hotels Group's revenue and profit decreased in the third quarter. The company carefully considers the prospects for the rest of the year, but it detects signs of stabilizing, although...
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Half billion EU fundings for the development of Bük Medical Spa
Date: 2009-11-06 00:04:12
The Medical Spa is the priority project of the New Hungary Development Plan, and implement a development the program between 2008 and 2010, with 525 million of EU aid worth...
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The first Winter Festival has started in Budapest
Date: 2009-11-05 00:06:58
With more than a hundred colorful, reduced priced domestic programs the first Winter Festival of Budapest has been launched by BTH Budapesti Nonprofit Turisztikai Ltd. "After the organizing The Budapest...
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The usability of traveler's check expands
Date: 2009-11-05 00:06:00
According to the survey of GfK Hungária; the SMEs saves the most on the food vouchers. Good news that the usability of traveler's check is expanding, even in the areas...
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One third of the companies plans Cafeteria decrease
Date: 2009-11-02 00:03:21
According to the research of DGS Global Research; Thirty-one percent of the employers would reduce employee fringe benefits for next year. Only 15 percent of the companies plan an average...
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The future belongs to two-and three-star hotels
Date: 2009-10-29 00:08:00
Experts studied on the: ” Why is it worth to start hotel developments in Hungary?” professional meeting, organised by Noerr Law Firm, and its partners; Kohl & Partner and Coteba...
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Shoot…the chef!
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Sydney Morning Herald organised its annual (and the world’s only) gastronomic art photography competition, Shoot the Chef. Winners were selected at the end of September and their photos can be...
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Hungarians finish 4th
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
As part of the Hoventa trade exhibition, the Central European preliminaries of the Global Chefs Challenge were organised for the second time. Tamás Tóth and Zsolt Berki put on a...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 3
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: “Starting at the Boulud – this is all...
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Development is knocking at the door?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Despite economic difficulties Ákos Niklai, the president of Magyar Turizmus Zrt. thinks that the perspectives of HoReCa are hopeful, because the sector is about to develop if it can improve...
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Gastronomic tour for foreign journalists
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Magyar Turizmus Zrt. invited 16 journalists to make themselves acquainted with Hungary’s culinary values on 20-24 September. The flavour-trip started at Óbuda and continued in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Tokaj and Budapest....
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