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More functions – in less space
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Though VarioCooking Center® has been in existence for some years, it is just beginning to appear in Hungarian kitchens. The shortage of space is an eternal problem in restaurant kitchens....
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Something for something
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The grill season is at its peak. In the US, a whole industry has been built around the popularity of grilled meat. At the same time, an increasing proportion of...
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Global pioneers
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Every year, several thousand new beverages –many of them spirits – appear on the shelves world-wide, including some really new products. Death’s Door, the first mass produced white whiskey is...
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One hotel – ten thousand suppliers
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The majority of the suppliers of Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto supply honey, because they are bees. Three beehives have been installed on the roof. The project has several...
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“Joint” success
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
According to a survey by Magyar Bormarketing Kht and MT Zrt., 90 percent of the retailers and restaurant owners participating in the Wine Wednesday campaign would participate again. The six...
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Ice cream UFO
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Russian scientists have worked out a special stabiliser which prevents ice cream from melting. The special ice cream which turns into a gel rather than melting upon being heated has...
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László Murányi, new chairman of MFSZ
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
László Murányi, CEO of Coop Hungary Zrt was elected the new chairman of the Hungarian Franchise Association on 27. May. According to the new chairman, franchise has become more important...
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Umbrella trick
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Cocktail umbrellas have some practical functions as well. On open terraces, they provide some shade which helps to delay the melting of ice cubes and also slow down the evaporation...
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Four-star Castle Hotel in Szilvásvárad
Date: 2009-07-01 00:07:00
The 59th Castle Hotel of Hungary opened its gates in Szilvásvárad, Heves County. The owners renovated the castle, by 1.5 billion HUF and developed a four-star, 45 room hotel, which...
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There are less domestic tourist in Western Transdanubia
Date: 2009-06-29 00:20:00
According to theCentral Statistical Office, the Western Transdanubia commercial accommodation in the first four months of 2009 has been decreased by 2.7 percent less than a year earlier. The number...
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Danube Wine Garden opened
Date: 2009-06-29 00:11:00
The Danube Wine Garden tourist visitor centre opened its gates and waiting its guests for three months. Danube Wine Garden will present the gene center of Hungarian viticulture, the Danube...
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Paris is the first, Budapest the 38th in the list of global cities
Date: 2009-06-25 00:07:05
The 2009 Anholt-GfK Roper City Brands Index (CBI) report captures consumer perception of the image and reputation of 50 major cities worldwide – GfK Custom Research North America announced highlights...
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Four-star hotels in Zala, for 1.3 billion HUF
Date: 2009-06-25 00:04:00
With EU-support, a new, 73-room, – 4 apartman hotel is being built in Zala, in Gelse. Total cost of the investment is 1.3 billion HUF. The four-star hotel is expected...
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Bad weather destroying bathing-possibilities at Lake Balaton
Date: 2009-06-25 00:02:00
A good number of guests have not even turned up at their previously reserved accomodations due to the bad weather conditions at Lake Balaton. Wineries, restaurants and shops, on the...
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Volt and Balaton Sound may bring hundreds of millions for the budget
Date: 2009-06-24 00:07:30
In spite of the recession, both festivals organized by Sziget Office are increasingly popular: the interest in Volt has not seen much of a decline, whereas Balaton Sound faces a...
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Hungarian beach-festival with special-offer tickets
Date: 2009-06-23 00:08:00
One single special-offer ticket is valid for 9 days for 100 swimming-pools, aquaparks, beaches, thermal-and spa baths: the beach-festival organized by Hungarian Tourism Ltd. starts on 27th June and closes...
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Travel agency liquidated due to insolvence
Date: 2009-06-22 00:10:00
MKEH, the office in charge of Hungarian commercial authorisations has legally cancelled the acivity of the travel agency called 5 Kontinens Travel Agency Ltd. – as announced on the official...
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Most of the Hungarians do not plan going on holiday longer than 5 days in a year
Date: 2009-06-19 01:09:22
According to the National Media Analysis of GfK Hungária and Szonda Ipsos, 76 percent of the Hungarians stated that they did not have any holidays in the past year. The...
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Reduced VAT rate for the hotels
Date: 2009-06-18 00:28:55
Since July, not 20, or 25 percent, but a reduced, 18 percent will be the commercial accommodation sales tax – said Kovács István Secretary-General of the Hotel Association of Hungary....
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Rearranging of the hotel market
Date: 2009-06-17 00:07:00
The serious decline in the number of guests will result a serious rearrangement on the domestic hotel market. The three-or four-star hotels are likely to survive the crisis better, and...
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Renaissance experience estate is building in Barany county
Date: 2009-06-15 00:29:38
The consortium and support contract of the Experience Tour of Baranya was signed in the Puchner Castle in Bikal. Comprehensive tourist development will be realized in four settlements of Baranya...
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Boosting tourism at the Lake Velence
Date: 2009-06-12 00:11:00
The number of guests and overnight stays had been increased in the Central-Transdanubian region, in the first four months of this year. According to the datas of KSH, in the...
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The victory of Hungarian tourism in Korea
Date: 2009-06-11 00:29:00
Hungary has won the “Best Tourism promotion” on the Seoul tourism exhibition. The Korea Tourism Association, decided Hungary to be the winner on the basis of the Hungarian stand and...
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Booming bicycle tourism around Lake Balaton
Date: 2009-06-11 00:09:00
Bicycle tourism at Lake Balaton can break records this year. It is projected that traffic can increase with 40 percent. Meanwhile, the quality of bicycle paths is deteriorating. According to...
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The weekend of rural tourism
Date: 2009-06-10 00:20:00
Rural tourism weekend (officially Homecoming weekend), will be held this year for the first time. Rural producers, suppliers can show their products among real farm environment on the expense of...
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Guest traffic decreased
Date: 2009-06-09 00:22:00
According to Central Statistical Office the number of foreign and domestic visitors in 2009. January and in April decreased by 16, and 8 percentage points compared to the results of...
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Village Catering
Date: 2009-06-08 00:05:00
The government allows privateers the ccommodation of tourists visiting the village. This activity is tax free, and can carry out without any skills or authorization. According to Sipos Jánosné the...
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Castle renovation with EU sources
Date: 2009-06-03 00:02:00
The Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob can be renewed by EU support. The total amount of the priority investment project is 2.2 billion HUF, of which has a 1.7 billion HUF...
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Smoking in restaurants would be prohibited
Date: 2009-05-29 00:07:44
If the Parliament supports the proposal of the Health Committee, the law about the protection of the non-smokers could be strenghtened. Hosts expects a further drop in the turnover of...
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