Horeca
The first Marriott Courtyard Hotel opened in Budapest
Date: 2010-06-14 00:00:38
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
Date: 2010-06-11 00:06:12
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
Date: 2010-06-08 00:09:59
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
Date: 2010-06-08 00:03:25
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
Date: 2010-06-08 00:00:09
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
Date: 2010-06-07 00:02:41
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
Date: 2010-06-04 00:04:21
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
Date: 2010-06-04 00:03:02
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
Date: 2010-06-02 00:01:30
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
Date: 2010-06-01 00:01:00
“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
Date: 2010-05-31 00:01:28
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
Date: 2010-05-28 00:01:15
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
Date: 2010-05-28 00:00:50
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
Date: 2010-05-21 00:01:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 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: ‘I am happy – my family is here...
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110-year old brand
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
‘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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
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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