KSH: the desire of Hungarians to travel abroad increased in the second quarter
Between April and June of this year, Hungarians traveled abroad 4.7 million times, 53 percent more than in the period affected by the epidemic a year earlier, but compared to the second quarter of 2019, the number of trips showed a 24 percent drop, according to the Central Statistics Office ( KSH) from its quarterly publication.

More people went abroad on vacation
Most people visited Austria, Slovakia and Romania, two-thirds of the trips were directed to these countries. Hungarians spent an average of 2.7 days abroad, 0.8 days more than a year earlier.
According to KSH data, Hungarians traveling abroad spent HUF 245 billion at current prices, which is more than three times the amount a year earlier and 10 percent more than in the second quarter of 2019. Hungarians spent an average of HUF 19,500 per person per day abroad, compared to HUF 11,600 in the base period.
Based on the breakdown by country, Hungarian travelers spent the most in Austria (HUF 48 billion), but visitors to Germany and Italy also spent significantly (HUF 31 billion and 18 billion).
According to the report, foreigners made 10.9 million trips to our country during the same period. The number of visits increased by 41 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year, but was only 75 percent of the second quarter of 2019. The time spent by immigrants in Hungary increased to 25.2 million days, which exceeded the base period of the previous year by one third.
Those arriving for several days spent an average of 5.6 days in Hungary during one trip, which is a drop of almost one-third compared to the previous year.
MTI
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