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Finish the renovation of Hilton Budapest's conference room

The 350 sqm big hall, bordered by a special historical wall, is abble to serve 240 persons and can be separated in four smaller rooms.  At the time of hotel...

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Strong September in Budapest's Hotels

In the first nine months of 2008, the room occupancy rate for three-, four- and five-star hotels was 60%. At current prices, gross room revenue declined by 4%, while the...

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Mellow Mood Group keeps expanding also outside Hungary

Mellow Mood Group is currently involved in the development of five Hungarian and one Austrian hotel. Company has 20 hotels under 5 brand name in Hungary.  The five-star Buddha-Bar Hotel...

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Starbucks to accelerate its development in France

Despite the closure of stores in the US, Starbucks has announced that plans to accelerate its growth in France.  Philippe Sanchez, General Manager of Starbucks France has said that the...

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4 stars hotel to build in Zalakaroson

A consortium by Aquaprofit Zrt. and Proform Zrt. won the right to build a new hotel with 220 rooms close to the Granit Bath in Zalakaros. The architectur plannig is...

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Rogner revoked rights from two Hungarian Rogner hotels

The Austrian brand owner wasn't satisfied with the achievement of the Rogner hotels in Egerszalók and Sárvár. Company spyed one year long the two hotels, but they couldn't fulfil the...

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The revenue of accommodation establishments grew only by 1%

In January-August 2008, – compared with the same period of 2007 – the total number of international and domestic tourism nights was essentially unchanged in public accommodation establishments.  In the...

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Mezőkövesd receives a new 4 stars hotel

The spa town of Mezőkövesd (north Hungary) will welcome the brand-new, Balneo Hotel Zsori with 134 rooms in November.  Thermal and Wellness Hotel, located next to the thermal baths. Although...

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World best chefs in Budapesten

Conférie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, Association Mondial has its biyearly ceremony in the Hungarian capital between 2-5 October. The top chefs spent a few days in Budapest, meet the...

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Your Hotel™ Worldwide expands in Hungary

The 6th Hungarian member of YHW, the Mediterran Hotel Budapest, joined to the Your Hotel Worldwide chain on 1th October. The 4 star Hotel Mediterran Budapest has 40 comfortable, air-conditioned...

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From star to star

Though Miguel Vieira had only seen chefs on TV for many years, his life changed suddenly when he started cooking in school. He had graduated at the Cordon Bleu de...

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Absolute hygiene

As many people feel aversive regarding public toilets because they know that all kinds of people come into physical contact with these, systems which change toilet seat covers automatically are...

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Veggie Express

As vegetarianism is far more popular among foreigners visiting Hungary than locals, one of the owners of Veggie Express has decided to give this concept a try in the downtown...

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Growing revenues for hotels

The number of nights spent by guests in commercial places of accommodation in January – July 2008 was down by one percent compared to the same period in 2007. period...

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Restaurant on-line

We only discuss good web sites of good restaurants so that everybody can learn from the mistakes. Hemingway (Budapest) Carefully designed, even a little too sophisticated web site. Letters are...

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Kangaroo, steak, BBQ

Australian culinary culture is based mainly on British tradition. Steaks are undisputedly the favourites, with all types of barbecue playing an almost cultic role in gastronomy. Practically all gardens have...

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Kangaroo and crocodile

– Occasionally, we serve kangaroo and crocodile steak as a speciality, as materials are now available in Hungary – says Zsolt Jéger, owner of Hármaskönyv guest house in Alsópetény. Kangaroo...

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Turn it up…

Though the consumption of drinks depends primarily on the amount of money guests have, music also has an influence on thirst. According to French research published in the magazine Alcoholism,...

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Intrinsic value and appearance

The first news of research conducted by Coca Cola and the Chinese Academy of Medical Science on Chinese plants and spices and aimed at developing new beverages was published in...

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Blind date

There are some concepts which Germans find irresistible, like the blind date project which has become popular in recent years. Specialised agencies organise blind dates for three men and three...

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Growing ecological consciousness

The American Burgerville fast food chain has been using eggs exclusively from hens kept outside cages for its breakfast menu for a year. They use approximately 600,000 eggs each year...

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Study about ban on smoking

A study has been prepared by the Institute of Political Science about the possible effects of a ban on smoking in public places. The main conclusions and recommendations have been...

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When do waiters feel good?

A number of studies exist about the ways waiters can influence guests in their decisions, especially about giving a tip. There are however, external factors which cannot be influenced. Guests...

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King of chefs competition

Magyar Turizmus Zrt. intends to restore the reputation of Hungarian gastronomy with the help of a TV show. It is to be launched in October under the title “King of...

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Another evil

A ban by local authorities in Los Angeles on the opening of new fast food restaurants in the southern part of the city has been extended for another year. City...

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Sponsored wine training by Nemzetközi Borakadémia

Sponsored wine training is to be launched by Nemzetközi Borakadémia Kft. in the autumn, as part of the National Wine Marketing Program. The government sponsored program is intended to provide...

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Alternatives

People have been drinking coffee for centuries. The espresso machine was invented in 1901. Many ingenious methods have been developed for making coffee by different cultures over the centuries. Here...

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Labelling in restaurants

Legislative work related to information for consumers will soon begin in the European Parliament. In the opinion of professional organisations, it would be practically unfeasible or extremely costly for restaurants...

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Bunches of grapes from Ostoros

The best quality volcanic soil is found 4 km from Eger, which guarantees quality not found elsewhere. This is where we make our elegant white and rosé wines using the...

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New horizons

László Tusán, the owner of the highly successful Mokka and Dió restaurants has caused quite a surprise by selling the two units. – Why would you sell a restaurant which...

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