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More people came, they stayed longer but spent less
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
A report by KSH reveals that at commercial accommodation sites the number of guests grew by 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent more nights were spent in January-May 2010, compared with...
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What makes a fast food restaurant?
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In fast food restaurants it is usually possible to eat the food on the spot, but basically it is prepared to be taken away and there are no waiters. Orders...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 11
Date: 2010-08-29 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: ‘So I said no to DB Modern and...
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Shall we laugh or cry?
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Distilleries in the Val-de-Travers region in Switzerland have asked the Swiss agricultural authorities to declare the name ‘absinthe’ exclusive to their area. Absinthe is a drink traditionally connected to France....
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Gösser is 150 years old
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
This June Gösser brewery celebrated its 150th birthday in Leoben. In the picturesque valley where the brewery is located people appeared wearing lederhosen and other traditional garments. Leoben is a...
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Make food, not war!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
A restaurant as the ambassador for peace – this is what Conflict Kitchen in Pittsburgh is about. A few creative artists in the city decided to open a takeaway restaurant...
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Our orange is neither sour nor yellow
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In the heart of Budapest, we can still come across menus which make us wonder: what might these meals taste like? Not every restaurant is willing to pay for a...
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Ranking mania
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
It is a tall order to evaluate blogs objectively, so the different rankings can be considered some kind of game. According to blog.com, the following were the world’s best dessert...
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Hungary's best sommelier
Date: 2010-08-27 00:03:28
On the Friday finals of the 17th Hungarian Sommelier Championship, that will be held on 26th and 27th of August Hungary's best sommelier will be decided. The sommelier (cup-bearer) is...
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Huge tourism development in the area of Gyor
Date: 2010-08-27 00:03:01
The tourist area of Győr in the next period will be developed from more than 400 million HUF. The project grant contract was signed on Tuesday in the county seat,...
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Huge tourism development in the area of Gyor
Date: 2010-08-27 00:03:01
The tourist area of Győr in the next period will be developed from more than 400 million HUF. The project grant contract was signed on Tuesday in the county seat,...
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Gastronomic project – without borders
Date: 2010-08-24 00:01:59
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, and Transcarpathia receives 4.3 million HUF support from EGT/Norwegian Financial Mechanism to make a Cross-border gastronomic route recommendation. In the scope of the joint project, beside the 36...
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Gastronomic project – without borders
Date: 2010-08-24 00:01:59
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, and Transcarpathia receives 4.3 million HUF support from EGT/Norwegian Financial Mechanism to make a Cross-border gastronomic route recommendation. In the scope of the joint project, beside the 36...
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The number of business trips now over the 2008 levels
Date: 2010-08-19 00:02:55
Clearly we had a boom on the business travel market – says the director of Amadeus booking platform. The number of business trips increased over the 2008 levels – said...
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Croatian Sziget Festival to come
Date: 2010-08-19 00:00:44
The Sziget Ltd. would organise a festival at the Croatian coasts – said Gerendai Károly, Executive of the company to Világgazdaság. The newspaper says, that the company has already found...
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Keszthely may be the cultural capital of the Lake Balaton
Date: 2010-08-19 00:00:01
The downtown of Keszthely will be completely transformed with using EU resources. It is hoped, that within two years we have witnessed substantial changes from the Festetics Palace to the...
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The U.S.A. introduces 14 USD “tourist tax” from September
Date: 2010-08-17 00:00:02
The authorizing electronic system of the United States will be taxed from September. According to the travel experts; the 14 dollar cost will not go to the expense of travel...
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The U.S.A. introduces 14 USD “tourist tax” from September
Date: 2010-08-17 00:00:02
The authorizing electronic system of the United States will be taxed from September. According to the travel experts; the 14 dollar cost will not go to the expense of travel...
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More guest in the hotels during the Formula 1, than in last year
Date: 2010-08-16 00:01:50
During the Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix the occupancy of the Budapest hotels increased by 11.8%, compared to last year. The average price decreased by 6%, so the room price income...
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More guest in the hotels during the Formula 1, than in last year
Date: 2010-08-16 00:01:50
During the Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix the occupancy of the Budapest hotels increased by 11.8%, compared to last year. The average price decreased by 6%, so the room price income...
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It is worth for Slovaks to visit a Hungarian travel agency
Date: 2010-08-16 00:00:25
A Slovak citizen can save hundreds of euros, who departure their beach holiday from Budapest, instead of Pozsony. Just like in 2009, this year the vacation will be much less...
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It is worth for Slovaks to visit a Hungarian travel agency
Date: 2010-08-16 00:00:25
A Slovak citizen can save hundreds of euros, who departure their beach holiday from Budapest, instead of Pozsony. Just like in 2009, this year the vacation will be much less...
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Domestic tourism boom is a global trend
Date: 2010-08-10 00:04:02
The participants of the tourism industry now admit, that the a domestic customer is the number one customer in many ways. It is easier to reach, mobilize domestic tourist, and...
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The French master competition is the example to follow
Date: 2010-08-10 00:01:55
The editors of Étteremkalauz 2010, missing an event similar to MOF, from Hungary. The MOF is a Best Masters competition in France for 120 professions. The goal of Étteremkalauz (Restaurant...
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Holiday vouchers: plastic card instead of paper
Date: 2010-08-04 00:01:05
Bánki Erik, chairman of the parliament’s sport and tourism committee considers the introduction of plastic cards, instead of paper holiday checks – reports Magyar Hírlap. Bánki told the newspaper, that...
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After eight years of tourism downturn, huge tourist interest in Baranya county
Date: 2010-08-03 00:00:58
A sharp increase occured in the number of tourists in Pécs and Baranya county, due to the European Capital of Culture program. 217 percent increase occured in Pécs, 145 in...
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It is difficult to compensate the weak pre-season at the Lake Balaton
Date: 2010-08-03 00:00:42
Until the end of May, commercial accomodiations received 294 thousand guests, 1.5 percent less, than in the same period of last year – reports the Central Statistical Office (KSH). According...
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The development of spas will be a priority area again
Date: 2010-08-02 00:06:02
The New Széchenyi Plan considers health industry, as a promising opportunity of break out, It’s development can create jobs and increases the country's competitiveness. In the scope of the New...
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The Consumer Protection Authority is satisfied with the results
Date: 2010-08-02 00:04:01
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) has good experinces after the inspections of the first half of the tourist season. The consumer protection carried out 6432 test shoppings between the...
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One to be wound up, three will replace it
Date: 2010-07-30 00:04:59
The first half of the year brought a wound up record among the travel and hospitality service providers. Despite this, three times as many business have been established as they...
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