Foreign Tourists Returning to Hungary

Based on the numbers of inbound tourism so far this year and summer bookings, the number of foreign tourists is already approaching the levels before the epidemic, Tamás Flesch, president of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants, told the business news portal Napi.hu.

Foreign tourists are rediscovering Hungarian tourism this year after the pandemic, and summer bookings are flooding into hotels. Many are coming mainly from Israel, Western and Eastern Europe, but more and more Chinese tourists are also expected, he added.

This was already reflected in hotel turnover at Pentecost, when domestic guests also arrived in far greater numbers than had been expected. But internationally renowned sporting events also play a big role in this, as they are always a big attraction abroad and help the capital to be full and generate high revenues, Tamás Flesch said.

He stressed that the Europa League football final at the end of May attracted a lot of foreign guests who spent a lot of money in Budapest, and for example, the 120th anniversary of the Harley Davidson festival, which will take place in the second half of June this year, will attract 100-120,000 people from Europe, who will not only stay in the capital's hotels but all over the area.