Tag "Balaton"
An iconic Balaton tourist spot closes
One of the outstanding tourist attractions of Balaton, the Balatonboglár spherical lookout, closes its doors for two months at the beginning of January. According to Sonline’s report, the lookout will...
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2019 was cited as the result of the Indian summer: record-breaking data in September
Compared to September 2022, almost 10% more people discovered Hungary’s landscapes in the first month of autumn. The number of guests of 1.4 million exceeded the pre-pandemic value by 2.4%,...
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More and more Balaton hotels are being sold
The real estate market shows significant changes in the area of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants. On one of the largest real estate sites, the number of accommodations and restaurants for...
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The new congress center makes Balatonfüred the capital of conference tourism in Balaton
The new congress center will make Balatonfüred the capital of conference tourism in Balaton – declared the minister leading the Prime Minister’s Office at the handover of the investment in...
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A Nébih a balatoni vendéglátóhelyekről
A Nébih nyári szezonális ellenőrzéseinek sorában a turisztikai szempontból nagy jelentőségű, balatoni vendéglátóhelyek is kiemelt figyelmet kaptak. A vizsgálatok fókuszába az éttermek ellenőrzésére jellemzően a higiéniás állapotok, az alapanyagok nyomon követhetősége,...
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The number of domestic tourist visitors fell sharply
While domestic tourism is decreasing, there is no sign of a decline in Hungarians’ trips abroad: the number of trips increased by a fifth and the time spent abroad by...
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It is worth traveling to Lake Balaton not only for the wine, but also for the beer
The travel habits of Balaton tourists seem to have changed due to the summer-like heat. In recent weeks, several thousand people have visited the beaches, which are free during this...
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Foreigners rediscovered Hungary for themselves
After the end of the pandemic and in the midst of the inflationary difficulties that have developed since then, the question of whether tourism can regain its former economic weight...
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MTÜ: traffic similar to last year is expected at Lake Balaton in September
More than 425,000 reservations were received for accommodation in the Balaton tourist area for September. More than half of the bookings were registered in the four most popular settlements, Hévíz,...
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MTÜ: traffic similar to last year is expected at Lake Balaton in September
More than 425,000 reservations were received for accommodation in the Balaton tourist area for September. More than half of the bookings were registered in the four most popular settlements, Hévíz,...
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Szallas.hu: the number of summer bookings has decreased
The number of domestic summer reservations made on Szallas.hu decreased by 15 percent compared to last year, the rate of decline compared to 2019, the year before the pandemic, was...
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Despite the lack of labor and overheads, Balaton caterers do not have a bad season
Despite restrained consumer spending, increased operating costs, and inflationary pressures, the overall season for Lake Balaton’s hospitality businesses, including cafes and buffets, doesn’t look bleak. Even though media criticism targeting...
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Tourist agency: the weekend brought strong traffic and income both nationally and at Lake Balaton
August 11-13. the number of guest nights exceeded the previous weekend by 9 percent, and the traffic in these days also exceeded the data of a year earlier based on...
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One and a half million people traveled on Bahart flights this year
The turnover of the ships of Bahart (Balatoni Hajózási Zrt.) has been the same this year as last summer: the number of passengers on ferries reached 1 million, and passenger...
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Index.hu – Zoltán Guller: Balaton is fine
At the national level, the number of guests increased by 4 percent compared to last year in July this year, and compared to 2019, the sector improved by 13 percent...
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MTÜ: Balaton is also a favorite destination for cyclists and hikers
Every year, more and more people take advantage of the program possibilities of the Balaton tourist area, the main role is no longer just the beach. In addition to nearly...
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MTÜ: many more foreign tourists chose Balaton this year
Foreign guest traffic also performs well in the summer season at Lake Balaton, with most of the foreign guests choosing it for their vacation from German-speaking and Visegrád sending countries....
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Szallas.hu: the Hungarians’ desire to travel is unbroken
Hungarians’ desire to travel is unbroken, the favorable weather of the past few weeks has boosted the desire to book, this was also seen in July’s saturation and had an...
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Beyond the Balaton hedge
When we say Lake Balaton, everyone thinks of Lake Balaton. Rolled in paprika flour, fried in oil. But let’s celebrate Balaton Fish Day with perch instead of pike! At least...
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Nébih: the restaurants in Balaton are adequate in terms of food safety
Balaton restaurants are adequate from a food safety point of view, the inspectors of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found only minor irregularities in the majority – the...
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(HU) Több mint tízezer résztvevő volt a 41. Lidl Balaton-átúszáson
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Recent research: Italian Riesling is the most popular Balaton wine
According to a recent research, the Italian Riesling, the Gray Friend and the Blue Mouth are the most popular Balaton wines. It seems that “wine programs” are increasingly part of...
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The Blue Flag beach certification is twenty years old, and the Balaton beaches performed well
This year, 43 Balaton beaches took part in the competition, all of which performed well and achieved the four- or five-star Blue Wave Flag certification – it was announced at...
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Overall, the inspection of the beach buffets ended with positive experiences
The beach buffet inspections carried out during this year’s extended summer seasonal food chain inspection ended with positive results. In the first two weeks of the nearly two-month-long series of inspections,...
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Seasonal food chain checks around Lake Balaton have started
Every year, Nébih coordinates three seasonal food chain inspections, stated Balatonlellén, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for the food industry and trade policy. Dr. Márton Nobilis...
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The Magyar Konyha Balaton 2023 Gastronomy Guide has been published
This year’s Balaton Gastrokalauza of Magyar Konyha magazine has been published, which recommends 300 restaurants, bistros, beach buffets, cafes, ruin pubs and other places of hospitality to the readers’ attention....
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More than fifty exhibitors at the Balaton Wine & Gourmet festival
In addition to more than 50 restaurants and wineries representing the Balaton region, this year the Balaton Wine & Gourmet festival will present the culinary specialties of France and Argentina...
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Péter Horváth: foreign guest traffic will dictate the momentum of tourism
Assuming unchanged conditions, Péter Horváth, CEO of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ), expects to exceed last year’s visitor traffic and increase revenues in real terms, according to a statement given...
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ALDI is preparing for the summer with an expanded selection of barbecue products
ALDI Hungary prepares for the real summer season with its extremely rich range of barbecue products and seasonal delicacies, with almost 150 products, so that shared grilling and pot cooking...
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The majority of natural bathing waters in Hungary are of high quality
Based on the evaluation system of the European Union, 94 percent of open-water bathing places in Hungary received a good or excellent rating, the National Center of Public Health (NNK)...
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