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GKI analysis: Increasing guest traffic
In the first half of 2025, nearly 8.2 million guests spent 18.9 million guest nights at tourist accommodations. The number of guests was 7.8% higher, and the number of guest...
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Nearly 30,000 people are already working in this year’s Summer Student Work Program
The government has announced the Summer Student Work Program for the thirteenth time this year, which helps young people to gain employment, with the help of which students aged 16-25...
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The water of Lake Balaton is almost boiling
According to the latest measurements by Időkép, the water temperature is exceptionally warm in several places on Lake Balaton, almost boiling. For example, 25.8 °C has been measured in Balatonlelle,...
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Road Movie Live is waiting for everyone with these popular Hungarian performers this year
Two days of partying await at the Műegyetem rakpart: Road Movie Live returns, the popular pop music program of the St. Stephen’s Day festivities. On August 19–20, audiences can enjoy...
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Hungarian girl becomes the festival’s 11 millionth visitor
A Hungarian girl living in Oman became the 11 millionth visitor in the history of the Sziget festival, and was greeted at the entrance on the closing day of the...
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Balaton Tourism Association: it’s time to take the importance of swimming seriously!
It is time to take the importance of swimming seriously – the Balaton Tourism Association warned on Saturday about the Balaton swim. In a statement sent to MTI, they highlighted...
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Lake Balaton vs. Croatian coast: where is it better to work in the summer of 2025?
While most seasonal jobs in Lake Balaton offer a net hourly wage of 2,000–2,800 forints, in Croatia the same job can be paid a net monthly wage of 1,000–1,400 euros...
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Italy unhappy with summer tourist season
Nearly 13 million vehicles were on the roads and motorways in Italy this weekend, according to operators, but tourism officials are not happy with the summer season, with Italians and...
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NGM: SZÉP card holders spent 44 billion forints in June
The SZÉP card, following the record year of 2024, is one of the most important driving forces of domestic tourism this year as well: in June 2025, surpassing the previous...
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Szallas.hu: Siófok remains the most attractive summer destination
Siófok remains the most attractive summer destination among Hungarians, with Lake Balaton accounting for a third of bookings in the region, and apartments are the best-selling accommodation type, the Szallas.hu...
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Improving economic situation in tourism
The TKI index stood at -1 point in July 2025 (interpreted on a scale between -100 and +100), which means that the sector’s players perceived their situation as stagnant. After...
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Visit Hungary: hotels in the capital welcomed almost 100 thousand guests during the Formula 1 race weekend
During this year’s Formula 1 race weekend, the capital’s hotels welcomed almost 100,000 guests, with occupancy rates exceeding 86 percent. Most foreign guests came from Great Britain, Poland and Germany...
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GVH has launched a new investigation into the accommodation booking platform Booking.com
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Booking.com B.V. The national competition authority suspects that the leading accommodation booking platform based in the Netherlands provided information...
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Fewer guests in Romania spent slightly more nights in accommodation in June than last year
In June, 2.2 percent fewer tourists stayed in tourist accommodation in Romania than a year earlier, the National Institute of Statistics announced on Wednesday. The number of tourists in the...
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The St. Stephen’s Day event series and location are special
One of the most special venues of the St. Stephen’s Day festive event series will be the Philosophers’ Garden on Gellért Hill again this year, where classical music, jazz and...
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Lake Balaton’s sustainability program, dredging of the lake, restarts
A government decision has been issued stating that the comprehensive sustainability program of Lake Balaton can be restarted with a budget of one and a half billion forints; dredging of...
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The number of tourists visiting Harghita County has decreased
The number of tourists visiting Harghita County decreased this summer, which experts attribute to a decrease in the value of holiday vouchers for Romanian civil servants, but also to the...
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Small producers welcome consumers with open doors
Local producers across Hungary are opening their doors to consumers. During the Open Farm Gate Days, more than 150 family farms, wineries, and artisan workshops will welcome visitors between 23...
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The ROM Vándor heritage preservation program of Market Építő Zrt. has reached its fifth stop in Regöly: the Somoly church ruin has been handed over
The fifth sacred monument restored under the Market Építő Zrt. ROM Vándor program, the 14th-15th century Somolyi church ruin in Regöly, has been handed over. The project, with a budget...
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KSH: in June, the number of guests increased by 4.4 percent and guest nights by 5.1 percent compared to a year earlier
In June 2025, nearly 1.9 million guests spent 4.4 million guest nights at tourist accommodations (commercial, private, and other) in Hungary. The number of guests increased by 4.4%, and the...
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Visit Hungary: more than 10 million tourists have already arrived in the country
This year, the number of guests exceeded 10 million on July 23, and the tourism sector has already handled a number of guests that exceeds the population of Hungary –...
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Wine from Italy can also be delivered by plane
Travel just got easier at several Italian airports. According to a report by ANSA, new regulations have come into effect at terminals equipped with next-generation scanners. The changes include three...
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You have to pay for advice: a new era begins for travel agencies
A growing number of travel agencies around the world are introducing advisory fees for their services, according to a recent international study by the World Travel Agents Associations Alliance. The...
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Slovenia sees increase in tourist arrivals in first six months of the year
In the first six months of the year, 2.8 million tourists visited Slovenia and spent 6.9 million guest nights, an 8.4 percent increase in the number of guests and 7.7...
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World stars not only boosted the atmosphere but also boosted tourism
World stars shared the stage with each other at Budapest’s mega-concert venues last week. On July 15, Guns N’ Roses opened the line-up, two days later Lionel Richie and on...
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Eszter Vitályos: tourism is one of Hungary’s driving forces
Tourism is one of the driving forces of Hungary, currently providing a stable livelihood for more than 400,000 families in Hungary – the government spokesperson stated on Wednesday in Sajóbábony,...
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International survey: travel appetite in Europe at record high despite global tensions
Despite climate change, global uncertainties and geopolitical turmoil, travel is booming in Europe, according to an international survey by Europ Assistance. According to the 24th edition of the Holiday Barometer,...
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Beach Night is coming again
This year, the Night of Beaches is being organized for the sixteenth time at the initiative of the Hungarian Bathing Association – the special event will take place on Friday,...
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Choosing a beach wisely: this is how the touristic map of Lake Balaton is changing
Lake Balaton remains unbeatable among domestic holidaymakers – however, it requires an increasingly conscious decision as to which stretch of shore to choose. The latest Blue Wave Flag ratings from...
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Abundant harvest, expensive bread – Prices are rising in Croatia despite a good wheat year
Although the 2025 wheat harvest in Croatia ends with an exceptionally good harvest, food prices continue to rise – and the population is increasingly dissatisfied. Farmers can breathe a sigh...
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