The number of tourist arrivals grew by 14% year-on-year to 1 million, while tourism nights rose by 3.9% to reach 2.3 million.
Seasonally adjusted data shows an 8.9% rise in arrivals and a 2.7% increase in nights spent at accommodation establishments compared to February 2024. International arrivals jumped by 22%, with tourism nights up 9%. A total of 536,000 international guests spent 1.3 million nights at Hungarian accommodations, 86% of which were in hotels.
Domestic tourism posted more modest results: arrivals were up 5.4%, but tourism nights declined by 2.1%. The Balaton and Budapest regions saw minor decreases in domestic nights, while international nights in those areas rose by 12%.
Altogether, nearly 19,000 tourist accommodation establishments welcomed guests, and gross revenues reached HUF 59.8 billion, a 17% increase year-on-year. Spending with Széchenyi Recreation Cards edged up 1.2% to HUF 2.0 billion.
For the January–February period, tourism nights totaled 4.6 million, with international guests driving the growth.
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