The number of guests at commercial and private tourist accommodations in Hungary rose 11.8% to 1,423,000 in December from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights climbed 9.2% to 3,249,000, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Wednesday show. The number of domestic guests rose 10.1% to 604,000 […]
Visit Hungary is launching a campaign to boost domestic travel, and accommodation providers and spas are invited to participate, Visit Hungary CEO Olivér Csendes announced on a commercial television program on Wednesday morning. He added that the national campaign asks accommodation providers to offer at least a 5% discount, and spas to offer a 15% […]
The number of guests who stayed at tourist accommodations in Hungary rose over 20 million in 2025, a new record, the head of the Hungarian Tourism Agency, Zoltán Güller said at a press conference on Monday. He noted that the number of guests was double the population of Hungary, adding that passenger numbers at Liszt […]
The number of guests at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary rose 7.9% to 1,355,000 in November from the same month a year earlier, while the number of guest nights climbed 5.8% to 3,036,000, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show. The number of domestic guests was flat at 611,000 […]
The 2024 tourism record has already been achieved in 11 months this year, with the number of guests registered at accommodation facilities reaching 18,226,413 on December 2, breaking last year's record for the entire year, Visit Hungary Nonprofit Plc. told MTI. According to Visit Hungary, further strong interest is expected until the end of the […]
In October 2025, nearly 1.7 million guests spent 3.8 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. Tourist arrivals were up by 11% and tourism nights by 10% in number compared to a year earlier, to which the long weekend associated with the October 23 holiday also contributed, the Central Statistical Office […]
Spain, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom: these are the countries from which the most foreign tourists come, in that order. On average, they spend 3-6 nights in the capital, during which time more than 62% of them seek out cultural programs such as museums, festivals, and historical sites. 47% of visitors are between the […]
The Hungarian Tourism Quality Certification Board is leading a consortium to set up a digital competency center to support SMES in the tourism and catering sectors. In a statement on Wednesday, the board said the center would be funded with HUF 1.2 billion in European Union support. The consortium members include the National Association of […]
Tourism accommodations in Hungary hosted close to 528,000 guests over the fall school break, 3.5% more than during last year's holiday, Visit Hungary said on Wednesday. Those travellers spent 1,060,000 guest nights at tourism accommodations over the holiday, between October 23 and November 2. According to a statement by Visit Hungary, the colorful landscapes, harvest […]
Bahart, which operates ferries and pleasure craft on Lake Balaton, carried 2,326,000 passengers in the 2025 season, up 53,000 from a year earlier, the company said on Friday. Passenger numbers on car ferries rose 15,000 to 1,425,000 and fares on passenger boats climbed 38,000 to 901,000. The company explained that the number of passengers on […]
The villages of Mórahalom (SE Hungary) and Hosszúhetény (SW Hungary) have been included on the 2025 ‘Best Tourism Villages’ list of the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). At the press conference held in Mórahalom on Thursday to announce the recognition, state secretary Miklós Panyi said the settlement received the award for sustainable tourism development. The […]
The American Condé Nast Traveler and the British Condé Nast Traveller have published the results of their annual Readers’ Choice Awards poll, according to which the Aria Hotel Budapest by Library Hotel Collection received two separate awards: readers of both publications independently ranked the hotel sixth among the best hotels in the region, which includes […]
The number of travelers in Hungary surpassed 15 million by the end of September, Visit Hungary, a unit of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ), said on Monday based on figures from the National Tourism Data Service Center (NTAK). Visit Hungary CEO Olivér Csendes said that "the fact that we exceeded the fifteen millionth guest mark […]
The Tourism Summit international conference, the summit meeting of the tourism industry, will be held in Budapest on October 14-15, organizer Visit Hungary told MTI. According to their information, more than a thousand people have registered for the event, which will be hosted by the Bálna center in the Hungarian capital. The event, which will […]
In August 2025, nearly 2.8 million guests spent 7.3 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments in Hungary, the country's Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. Tourist arrivals were up by 5.2% and tourism nights by 3.1% in number compared to a year earlier. In January-August 2025, the number of domestic and […]
