According to data from the booking website Szallas.hu, the most popular destinations for domestic travel in the fall are Budapest, Eger and Pécs, with the majority of guests planning a two-night stay. According to the analysis sent by the accommodation booking portal to MTI on Wednesday, Northern Hungary leads the regional rankings in autumn, with […]
In the first half of 2025, tourist accommodation in Hungary hosted nearly 8.2 million guests, accounting for 18.9 million overnight stays. Guest numbers were 7.8% higher, and overnight stays 4.5% higher, than a year earlier. Hotels accounted for 57% of guests and 55% of overnight stays. Yet these impressive first-half figures should be viewed as […]
On July 23 this year, the number of visitors exceeded 10 million, with the tourism sector already handling more visitors than Hungary's population, Visit Hungary told MTI on Friday. They reported that last year, this milestone was reached later, on July 29, according to data from the National Tourism Data Center (NTAK). All this clearly […]
In May 2025, 1.7 million guests spent nearly 3.9 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. The number of tourist arrivals was up by 3.5% and tourism nights by 1.9% compared to a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported this Thursday. In January-May 2025, the number of domestic and […]
This March, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism organized the cultural and tourism promotion event "Hello Beijing" in Budapest, attracting nearly a hundred participants, including tourism professionals, journalists and travel bloggers. The event provided a detailed presentation of Beijing's rich cultural and tourism potential, highlighting the city’s eight World Heritage Sites. For Diplomacy&Trade, […]
According to Visit Hungary, which handles domestic and international tourism-related sales and marketing communications for the Hungarian Tourism Agency, the heatwave that hit at the beginning of June brought a real travel fever and outstanding results, with 288,000 guests, 20% more than last year, seeking relaxation at during the long holiday weekend. The statement said […]
In April 2025, 1.4 million guests spent 3.4 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. The number of tourist arrivals was up by 17% and tourism nights by 16% compared to a year earlier, helped by Good Friday and Easter falling entirely in April this year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) […]
Visit Hungary, which handles domestic and international tourism-related sales and marketing communications for the Hungarian Tourism Agency, has brought world-famous models, actors and content producers to Hungary. They are here to promote Budapest and the Hungarian countryside, Visit Hungary told MTI on Friday. According to the information, Instagram and TikTok content producers arrived for the […]
This year, Hungary welcomed its five millionth visitor on May 6, eleven days earlier than last year's record year. Never before have so many Hungarians rested within the country's borders and never before have so many foreign tourists arrived so early in the year, Visit Hungary told MTI on Wednesday. According to the National Tourism […]
The travel mood did not diminish after Easter either, so, 664,000 tourists visited Hungary during the April holiday period, with 36% more guests staying in Hungary between April 17 and 27 than during the spring break last year, Visit Hungary, a subsidiary of the Hungarian Tourism Agency, told MTI on Wednesday, based on data from […]
In March 2025, 1.1 million guests spent nearly 2.7 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments in Hungary, the country's Central Statistical Office reports. Due to Good Friday and Easter falling entirely in April this year and the March 15 holiday not linked to a long weekend, the number of tourist […]
This year again, Budapest's passenger boats will hold their traditional season-opening sailing: this Sunday, about 28 boats will leave the capital's ports at the same time to march in spectacular formation along the Budapest section of the Danube, the Hungarian Federation of Passenger Fleet Operators (SZHSZ) told MTI. The aim of the event is to […]
Japan, the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’, is one of the most exotic tourist destinations in the world. “The true magnificence of Japan is that it offers something for everyone.” That is how Karolina Simon, the head of travel agency and tour operator Japanspecialist, describes the attractiveness of the far-eastern island country for visitors. With […]
The Balaton Shipping Company (BAHART) is focusing on families and cyclists with its discounts and services in this year's 179th passenger shipping season, and also aims to match or even exceed last year's record traffic, the shipping company's CEO Gábor Veigl said at the company's season opening event on a catamaran sailing between Fonyód and […]
In February 2025, one million guests spent 2.3 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments in Hungary. The number of tourist arrivals was 14% and that of tourism nights 3.9% higher than a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office reports. In January-February 2025, the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation […]
