Horeca

The first Marriott Courtyard Hotel opened in Budapest

Marriott hotels’ first Courtyard brand officially opened in Hungary, at the Europeum, in the Blaha Lujza square. Even before the official opening in the first month, the hotel’s occupancy was...

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Hogatec 2010 in Düsseldorf

The Hogatec catering and hospitality trade technology fair in Düsseldorf focuses on cost-saving solutions. The fair will be held between 12-15 September, where visitors can meet with many new features...

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Our favourite is the hot meal voucher

In 2010, major changes have occured in the market of fringe benefits, due to the tax burden and as the result of the economic crisis – states the statement of...

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Domestic tourism slowly improves

In January-April 2010 – compared to the same period of last year – the number of guests in commercial accommodation increased by 2, the number of guest nights increased by...

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A hotel with one hundred rooms will be built in Kecskemét from nearly two billion

The construction of the Hilton Hotel in Kecskemét may begin in September. The hotel connected to the new adventure bath and sport complex, will be owned 25 percent directly by...

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So far, hundred restaurants have joined to the Wine Wednesday

The team of Wine Wednesday, with the support of The Wine Marketing Community Fund organizes four thematic Wine Wednesdays (Borszerda) and the related culinary competitions, this year – reports Issues...

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Traveler's checks – more popular than expected

Record amounts of discount holiday vouchers were purchased by the domestic employers in the first five months of the year. More than 31 billion HUF holiday bills were given to...

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The pubs and the technical stores preparing for the football World Championship

The month-long World Championship will begin at the end of next week The plane tickets are about 300-400 thousand HUF, so the travel agencies do not expect large traffic. However,...

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UniverZoo: Europe's first animal business park in Mogyoród

The UniverZoo Business and Adventure Park opened in Mogyoród, on 65 thousand square meters. The complex is Europe's first animal business and adventure Park with 9400 indoor areas. According to...

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The Abbey restaurant of Pannonhalma has opened

“The Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma opens its doors. Its hospitality for eternity and the secret for a short moment” – said Várszegi Asztrik Bishop Archabbot at the ceremonial opening of...

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Traveler's checks – sales and advertising is prohibited

On the basis of the court ruling, in the future the service providers operating websites likely to block the ads before publishing. For the nearly two million domestic workers and...

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More than half of the Hungarians do not usually go on holiday

According to the analysis of GfK Hungária and Ipsos National MédiaAnalízis; In Hungary, eight out of ten people stated, that over the past year, they were not on vacation. Fourteen...

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The weak forint can improve the foreign tourism at the Lake Balaton

The Balaton season, expects last year's domestic traffic and increasing foreign traffic, said Rosta Sándor, the Chairman of the Balaton Regional Tourism Committee. According to Rosta Sándor; after last year’s...

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The Sausage Festival of Békéscsaba to improve

The Sausage Festival of Békéscsaba to be developed to one of the most dominant gastronomic and cultural festival of Central and Eastern Europe, within five years – notified Ambrus Zoltán...

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Young masters of the profession

There were no big surprises at the Star of the Profession Festival (held on 26-28 April). In the cooks contest 1. Boglárka Berei, 2. Péter Pindl, 3. Ádám Szabó was...

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Travels in the living room

Economic recession may put off potential tourists from travelling. Some of them might be compensated by Destination Dinners, the company set up by a San Francisco chef. For USD 25-30...

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There will be no new president before September

Last year Tamás Háber, the president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) announced his resignation from the post as of this March. In February, members decided to postpone the...

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Peek-a-boo!

Saatchi & Saatchi’s Peruvian office won gold at the Cannes international advertising awards for this clever ad, which can be mounted on a door and creates an optical illusion that...

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The next generation

Junior chefs compete at two professional contests in Hungary: the Hungarian leg of WorldSkills/EuroSkills and the Star of the Profession Festival. Both WorldSkills and EuroSkills international contests are held every...

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Facing the challenge in New York – part 8

From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘I am happy – my family is here...

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110-year old brand

Nordsee is a German fast food chain that specialises in seafood. They have 400 units all over the continent – the company is the third biggest restaurant chain in Europe....

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Last year’s number three stands on top of the podium

‘Restaurant’ magazine in the UK publishes the list of the world’s best restaurants every year. Organisers divide the world into 26 regions and the leaders of these regions pick which...

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We are having a McBreakfast

According to the McBreakfast Quick Report, more than 800,000 Hungarians start the day with an empty stomach. More than 1.5 million people have breakfast in some café or snack bar...

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Treasure hunt

Super premium category and special beers are of moderate importance in domestic retail, but in HoReCa they are more and more present. In the past 2-3 years, a wide selection...

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Hungry Americans

Even bad publicity is publicity – goes the proverb. KFC’s Double Down sandwich is simply called ‘heart attack’ by some – instead of a bun it is made with two...

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Improving toilet room hygiene

The quality level of toilets in hotels and restaurants often falls below the standard guests expect. Erika Sárközi, a junior product and market manager with SCA Hygiene Products Kft. agrees...

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Be happy if they complain!

The average Hungarian guest is not hard to please, very often they would tolerate anything even if their problem could be solved easily. Who is the loser in cases like...

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Data speak

Three years ago the marketing department of the University of Mississippi surveyed customers’ level of satisfaction with bars and restaurants. Nearly 47 percent of guest said they never complained about...

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A real commonplaces

A prerequisite of managing complaints is paying attention to customer feedback. The restaurant’s manager should actively participate in managing guests’ complaints and in the follow-up process. Feedback is not Twitter...

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Drinks and a hot summer

For us it might see strange that in American or Russian pubs beer is often served in mugs. But what is completely new overseas as well is serving cocktails in...

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