Around half of that spending was related to recreation, entertainment, and wellness activities, KSH said.

Spending by day-trippers climbed 32% to HUF 174 bln. Spending by foreign visitors who stayed longer periods in Hungary increased 24% to HUF 526 bln.

German visitors spent the most: HUF 109 bln, up 37% from the same period a year earlier. Austrian visitors spent HUF 92 bln, up 5% from the base period.

Spending by visitors from Asia climbed 40% to HUF 66 bln as the number of visitors from the region rose 37% to 290,000.

Hungarian travelers spent HUF 338 bln during trips abroad in Q2, 38% more than in the same period a year earlier.