World-renowned Austrian-American chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck has recently opened, in Budapest’s Matild Palace hotel, the first European outpost of his iconic Spago restaurant, which stars as his signature culinary experience. He shares some thoughts with Diplomacy&Trade on how his career has evolved and how the experience accumulated is put to use in the Hungarian […]
Actions such as the severe travel restrictions introduced on the 1st of September in Hungary or other global or EU level measures can fundamentally transform short- and mid-term expectations. That is one of the findings of the snapshot report prepared by Horwath HTL Hungary, in cooperation with the Hungarian Hotel & Restaurant Association, based on […]
The number of nights spent by international tourists in Hungary increased by 13% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists decreased by 3.4% in December 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year in commercial accommodation establishments (hotels, boarding houses, camping sites, bungalows and community hostels). Latest figures by the Hungary's Central […]
The Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies (MUISZ) has chosen the Mercure Budapest Korona as Hotel of the Year, the Hungarian news agency MTI reports. The 30-year-old hotel is being completely renovated, with the two-year process to be completed in April this year, the company said. The Mercure Budapest Korona is owned by Orbis, Poland's leading […]
Budapest hotel offering sees new unit Spain’s Barceló Group opened its first four-star hotel in downtown Budapest, state news service MTI reported, citing the developer company Sunbelt Group. Barceló operates more than 250 units in 22 countries worldwide. The Barceló Budapest, which was developed at a cost of close to EUR 46 million, has 5 […]
InterContinental Budapest’s summer event series titled ‘Live on the Terrace’ is back again this year. Visitors can enjoy live music and culinary treats while sipping cocktails inspired by Hungarian inventions as they take in one of the most beautiful sunset views Budapest can offer. Throughout the summer, Thursdays will be all about Latin rhythms, with […]
