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Lake Balaton most popular holiday spot for August 20 break
Siófok, on the southern shore of the lake, boasts the most bookings. Other popular destinations for the long weekend are Hajdúszoboszló, a spa town, and Hévíz.
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Hungarian Tourism Agency hails record visitor numbers
Up to the middle of the summer season, over 8.8 million guests spent a total of 21.3 million nights at accommodations across the country.
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KSH: Guest nights rose by an annual 18.9% in February
The number of guest nights spent by domestic travellers increased by 13.6% to 1,021,000, and guest nights spent by foreign visitors climbed 23.9% to 1,173,000.
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Budapest among world's best travel destinations
Apart from Budapest, only three European destinations made it to the top of the rankings on the Conde Nast Traveler list.
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Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace among world's best hotels
Conde Nast Traveler writes that the Four Seasons is Budapest's grandest hotel.
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KSH: Guest nights up by 5.8% year-on-year in September
Guest nights spent by foreign visitors rose by 13.3% to 1,761,000.
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Number of Chinese tourists in Hungary nearly quadruples in a year
Budapest, Szentendre, on the outskirts of the capital, and Pécs, in the southwest of Hungary, are all big draws for Chinese tourists.
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Sziget Festival comes to an end with 420,000 visitors
Concerning next year’s event, Tamás Kádár said organizers aimed to sell more full festival passes than day tickets.
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Fidesz demands booking.com pay Hungarian hoteliers money owed from June
Numerous accommodation providers have recently complained about not receiving money owed to them totalling several billion forints.
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Foreign visitors expected to boost Hungary’s tourism sector this year
Péter Horváth said guest nights grew by 4% to 12.2 million in January-May, supported by foreign visitors.
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Chinese tourist groups make a return to Hungary
The first official group of Chinese tourists since the outbreak of the pandemic arrived in Budapest at Ferenc Liszt International Airport on a direct Air China flight from Chongqing.
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KSH: Guest nights in Hungary increased by an annual 22% in December
According to official figures, nights spent by domestic tourists increased by 4.3% to 830,000, while those spent by foreign visitors rose by 44.4% to 908,000.
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Museum of Fine Arts exhibition draws record crowds
The show of over 50 of El Greco’s works runs until February 19.