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Spas are in Trouble
Date: 2010-02-02 00:04:37
According to the Secretary-General of the Hungarian Spas; the Ministry of Health violated the law, beacause since December of 2008, do not advertise the new prices of the spa services,...
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Last year, fewer people visited Austria
Date: 2010-02-01 00:00:30
In 2009, the number of guest nights slightly decreased by 1.9 percent in Austria. The Hungarian travelers spent 8.8 percent fewer guest nights in the country. According to the preliminary...
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Increasingly popular rural tourism
Date: 2010-01-29 00:05:12
Rural tourism, may expand from the second half of the year. It is a popular form of recreation mainly among domestic visitors. Rural hospitality can be a break out point...
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Two million people used holiday vouchers
Date: 2010-01-29 00:02:14
According to the Hungarian National Holiday Foundation; nearly 50 billion HUF worth holiday vouchers were marketet in Hungary last year. 2 million employees and close relatives used to holiday vouchers....
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The Hotel Room of the Year is an AMA creation
Date: 2010-01-28 00:03:25
The professional jury gave the Hotel Room of the Year award, in the category of four star hotels to AMA Creation for the rooms of EXPO Hotel. The publisher of...
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The world’s best restaurant will held a two-year break, due to innovations
Date: 2010-01-28 00:00:58
Ferrán Adriá, owner and chef of Spanish El Bulli restaurant will close the world’s best restaurant for two years, because he is looking for Gastronomy renascence. The three-Michelin-star El Bulli’s...
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Re-alluring the East Germans
Date: 2010-01-25 00:09:20
The Plain and Lake Tisza region for many years are consistently trying to allure back the tourists from the East German provinces. There is also a great interest for Lake...
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Recognition for the Costes restaurant
Date: 2010-01-22 00:03:11
The Costes restaurant in Budapest won the award of dinningguide.hu gastro site which rewarded the best Hungarian restaurant of the last year. According to one of the owners, Gerendai Károly;...
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Event Organizers: Alliance on the day of the profession
Date: 2010-01-19 00:03:21
Event organizers would probate their interests jointly. A traditional solution was chosen: they set up their own conference. Not only the members of MaReSz are expected on the professional day,...
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Until the end of January 3.2 billion HUF for holiday checks
Date: 2010-01-14 00:01:33
The Hungarian National Holiday Foundation stated; that they will provide 3.2 billion HUF holiday vouchers from their own resources to low-income pensioners, to the disabled, to workers with at least...
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Motel One expands in Europe
Date: 2010-01-13 00:00:25
The German Motel One chain offering cheap accommodation, wants to expand abroad. Dieter Müller, CEO of Motel One said to FTD, that they would like to be present in all...
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The crisis continues in the domestic tourism
Date: 2010-01-12 00:02:59
Between January-November 2009, in the commercial accommodations, the number of guests and the guest nights both decreased by 8 percent, compared to the values of the same period of last...
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Two-third of the municipalities will abrogate cafeteria
Date: 2010-01-11 00:01:19
This year, in 60-70 percent of the settlements, cafeteria was terminated, because of the taxation of the the fringe benefits. Seventy-nine percent of the state institutions and 72 percent of...
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Restaurants of Budapest: Waiting for the stars
Date: 2010-01-07 00:04:21
Budapest was added to the gastronomic map: During the spring at least one restaurant of Budapest can get Michelin star. The members of the world-famous publication visited several restaurants in...
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Gluttonous Thursday in February again
Date: 2010-01-07 00:03:28
More than hundred restaurant registered for the this year's Gluttonous Thursday, that waits the interested on 18th of February. The restaurants taht are wishing to participate in the action, can...
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Pelican Club became Hotel Calimera
Date: 2010-01-06 00:00:15
The Pelican Club Hotel and Apartmenthouse will be transferred into a four star hotel in Miskolctapolca. The Calimera Wellness & Conference Hotel will give place to 49 new rooms, two...
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City Hotel expands from 300 million
Date: 2009-12-22 00:00:25
The four-star City Hotel of Miskolc, expands with new rooms, conference room and restaurant. The North Hungary Operational Program supported the 330 million HUF investment with 130 million HUF. Sixteen...
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Budapest in the Top 10
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:39
Budapest received a significant recognition again. The Hungarian capital was elected among one of the Top 10 tourist destinations of 2010, by an international tourist magazine. With the contribution of...
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Pozsony does not want Las Vegas
Date: 2009-12-21 00:00:13
The Slovak government will continue to support, but members of the parliament are against Demján’s casino construction plans. The members of the parliament, rejected TriGranit’s one and a half billion...
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Hundred billions for tourism development
Date: 2009-12-19 00:07:19
With the support of the government and the European Union, 300 billion HUF can be devoted to tourism development until 2013. In the South-Transdanubian region, 30 companies won 10.4 billion...
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Hotels are applying for stars
Date: 2009-12-17 00:02:01
All domestic hotel should be apply for their stars, if they want to use them after 1st of January 2011. This is deemed necessary, because in the future a new...
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Ráspi winery opens a restaurant in Budapest
Date: 2009-12-15 00:00:50
The Ráspi Winery will open its first restaurant and wine shop in Budapest’s Király street in December, renting 130 square meters. The restaurant of the Ráspi family is located near...
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The value of gift vouchers increased by ten percent
Date: 2009-12-10 00:05:21
According to SODEXO Pass, Hungary's leading voucher distributor; this year, many companies have boldly treats the year-end premiums, giving an amount of 10 percent higher gift vouchers to their employees....
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Great recognition for the hotel
Date: 2009-12-07 00:02:01
The five-star Hertelendy Castle became the member of Relais & Châteaux. Those exclusive hotels are the members of the Organization, which are belonging to a very high quality category. The...
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110 billion comes to tourism in 2009 and 2010
Date: 2009-12-04 00:04:25
For this year and for next year, 110 billion HUF EU funding will be available, for the development of Hungarian tourism – said Kovács Miklós, Secretary of the Local Ministry,...
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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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