Where there was a parking lot, there will now be skaters. A new ice rink opened to the public in the parking lot of the Budapest Municipality the Thursday. The free ice rink is situated in the inner courtyard of the Mayor's Office, replacing the former parking lot. The solemn opening was held Thursday afternoon […]
A modern fast catamaran – with 160 paying customers on board – was in Budapest this past week-end for a sight-seeing trip connecting the Austrian and Hungarian capitals on the Danube. After a successful trial, at least three similar trips will be organized next year. The Twin City Liner has been traveling between Vienna and […]
Scoring its biggest victory in a decade, Hungarian opposition parties conquered the capital Budapest in municipal elections held on Sunday as their candidate, 44-year-old Gergely Karácsony ousted incumbent István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party. In addition to snatching the mayoral post from Fidesz, opposition forces - which supported a joint candidate in a […]
With a total of 62,128 of the more than half a million of votes cast, the Hungarian capital has been chosen as the top travel destination in Europe as published on the website of Best European Destinations that organized the voting.
As of this Tuesday, an area in Budapest's 11th district is called Ljubljana Square. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Budapest, István Tarlós; Slovenian Ambassador Ksenija ©krilec and the Mayor of Ljubljana, Zoran Jankoviæ.
A multimedia fountain and Budapest's first 'light garden' were inaugurated on Margaret Isalnd on the river Danube this Friday. The municipal council voted earlier this month to enhance the light and water show elements of the musical fountain.
The number of tourists coming to Hungary has been growing in the past decades, due to affordable accommodation possibilities, low-cost flights, and the many tourist attractions. Budapest remains the leading destination.
The Hungarian government suggests that the Budapest City Council and the Hungarian Olympic Committee withdraw from the bid to host the 2024 Summer Games. Over quarter of a million signatures were collected to force a referendum on the issue.
The Budapest city council has invited tenders to operate "hop-on, hop-off" sightseeing buses in the city, the Hungarian news agency MTI reported. The concession is for 20 years and guarantees a monopoly on a market worth 1.5 billion annually.
Busy Széll Kálmán Square has been renovated in the framework of a HUF 5.3 billion project. Online and print media reports suggest many of the project elements were extremely overpriced - something denied by the Center for Budapest Transport.
In the future, Budapest will not participate in financing public transport for the commuter belt outside the city proper, Mayor István Tarlós said following an apparently unsuccessful marathon talk he had with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The Hungarian Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased.
The atmosphere generated at Hooters is critical to its success, says Alex Hemingway. He is proud of the fact that when it opened the place eraged just 10% female customers.
Thousands of Indians are coming to Budapest each year on corporate incentive tours, encouraged and welcomed by the Budapest Marriott, whose General Manager Rick Enders has even adapted his kitchen for the curry consuming guests. It’s helping to build a social bridge between the cultures.
More than just superficially trendy, Hungary is trending – that’s the phenomenon when a topic in online and social media or a stock on the sharemarket shows high levels of public interest and activity.
