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This year no Starbucks in Budapest
Date: 2009-02-02 08:18:00
According to business daily Világgazdaság, the company postpone the opening of the Budapest cafe indefinitely. Starbucks would operate the store in franchise by American Restaurant Holding, but the profiatbility of...
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Corporate travelers spend less money for hotels and stay for shorter time
Date: 2009-02-02 02:44:36
Average length of stay declined notably from 1.9 to 1.5 nights per stay in 2008, reflecting a trend for shorter business trips as companies adopt more stringent travel policies. Despite...
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Subway To expand in Britain
Date: 2009-02-02 02:41:00
Sandwich chain plans to open up to 600 new stores in the UK and the Irish Republic within the next two years. Subway, which has more than 1,400 outlets owned...
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Starbucks to close another 300 stores
Date: 2009-01-30 04:15:33
Starbucks, will cut 6,700 jobs and close 300 more stores after reporting first-quarter profit that fell more than analysts estimated. Last quater company had only USD 64.3 million nettó sales,...
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Restaurants can join to “Gluttonous Thursday” action till 24th February
Date: 2009-01-29 04:00:00
Up to the present more than 1,000 restaurant link on to the action, announced by the Hungarian turism organisation. Restaurants can register till 12.00 am 24th February on the www.menjunkenni.hu...
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Sponsor of the Year award to Le Meridien Budapest
Date: 2009-01-29 03:00:00
The Starwood Hotels chain and the Le Meridien Budapest have been very active in organizing charity events. Robert Burns International Foundation voted the Sponsor of the Year trophy to Starwood...
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Fast hotel developings in South-Plain region
Date: 2009-01-27 00:00:00
In the same time five hotel reconstruction and new building happen in the region, the invesment value is over HUF 10 billion. In Szeged 3 hotel renovation is in process,...
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From February Dare Group operates Mellow Mood's three hotels in the city
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
After two years oparation Mellow Mood pass the City Hotel Mátyás, Pilvax és Ring to Dare Group and Platinum Hotels. The Mellow Mood hotel portfolio grow dynamic in last years,...
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KFC increased sales in Romania
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
During 2008, the company opened eight restaurants, in total, KFC chain in Romania includes 32 units, but new openings will take place during 2009 starting from the capital. KFC in...
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31 Hungarian hotels won the „Green Hotel 2009-2010” title
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
The Hotel Association of Hungary called domestic and international hotel chains and independent hotels for an environmental protection tender. Applications had to make till 2008 autumn. Jurey controlled the applications...
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Not only the cool places can get nice menu
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
Vendég & Hotel magazin awarded Hungary's best menu, TOP 3 came from Budapest, Restaurant Rickshaw won an extra prize. 36 restaurants take part in the compatition, jurey awarded menus of...
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Accor 2008 revenues increased by 2.8%
Date: 2009-01-21 00:00:00
Accor, the parent company of the Sofitel, Pullman and Novotel brands, has reported revenue of €7.7bn in 2008, up by 2,.8% on a like-for-like basis over the previous year ....
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Starbucks expands in Portugal
Date: 2009-01-20 00:00:00
Over the next two years growth will be concentrated in the Lisbon area and from 2011 onwards the company will look to expand in Oporto. US coffee chain Starbucks has...
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Gerbeaud to open cafe in Japan
Date: 2009-01-20 00:00:00
The, in July opening Tokyo unit bids the classical Gerbeaud sweets but also offers Japanese tastes. The head of the cafe will be mrs. Gyöngyi Vlasics Böle, the director of...
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Hungary's best restaurant is the Bock Bisztró
Date: 2009-01-19 00:00:00
The Dining Guide awarded Hungary's best place since 2005. The aim of the competition is the grow of the quality of Hungarian hospitality. In 2008 the best place is Bock...
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Catering trade protest against the inventory-law
Date: 2009-01-15 00:00:00
Catering industry's professional organisations ask to their member, that they should tighten their hard drink offer by 50% till the bad invertory-law will be not change. 8 organization, among others...
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Budapest hotel developments stopped
Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:00
Increasing building costs, no credit from the banks, or if they give the developer must have higher own resources as before. According to business daily Napi Gazdaság 20 hotel developing...
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Four stars for Arena
Date: 2009-01-13 00:00:00
Thanks to the continuous quality improving developments and the increase of services Hotel Stadion operates as a four-star hotel beginning 1st January 2009, under the new name Danubius Hotel Arena....
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Dark but succesful online campaign by Burger King
Date: 2009-01-12 00:00:00
Burger King give a special offer for all Facebook users: if you delete 10 of your Facebook friends using the “Whopper Sacrifice” application, you get a coupon for a free...
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Room occupancy rate slightly decreased
Date: 2009-01-12 00:00:00
In January-November 2008, – compared with the same period of 2007 – public accommodation establishments showed a 1% decrease in the number of tourist nights spent by international and domestic...
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Six Hungarian Chefa gradueted at Ecole Lenotre Chef Academy
Date: 2009-01-12 00:00:00
The students of the Academy, organised by Ecole Lenotre and Cegos, had a strictly two day exam in practice. Every chefs has to cook one cold or warm appetiser and...
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Restaurants to wait for “Gluttonous Thursday”
Date: 2009-01-09 00:00:00
The joined restaurants must to give 50% discount from eats and drinks on 26. February 2009. Metro gives special offer for the restaurant's supply. Hungarian Turism Company made a website:...
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No daily inventory will be necessery at the bars
Date: 2009-01-09 00:00:00
István Újhegyi, president of National Turistic Comitee, socialist congressman submitted a proposal in the Hungarian Congress which would destroyed the law for daily inventory. According to in December accepted tax...
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Danubius sold its London hotel share
Date: 2009-01-06 00:00:00
The hotel chain bought 25% share of the CP Regents Park Two Limited four years ago for GBP 5.1 million. Now the parent company of the Danubius, CP Holdings Ltd....
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Holiday cheques are popular between users and service providers
Date: 2008-12-17 00:00:00
This year almost 2 million Hungarians got holiday cheques in value of HUF 40 billion. It were used at more than 11,000 providers. According to a research by University Pécs,...
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We are not to blame…
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Manufacturers of soft drinks have refuted allegations that carbonated soft drinks made with sugar are largely responsible for obesity in developed countries. Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca Cola Co. called...
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Living up to expectations
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Hungarian competitors were successful at the Olympics for Chefs and Confectioners held in Erfurt, between 19-22. October. The national team (Sándor Kovács captain, Krisztián Kecskeméti, László Szabó, Ádám Balogh, Gábor...
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Mixed feelings
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
There has not been much media response to the good results achieved by the Hungarian team at this year’s Chef’s Olympics held in Erfurt. We asked Attila Tanács, the most...
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