The increase was driven by long weekends around the March 15 national holiday and the Easter holiday, Szallas.hu said.

Gross revenue per available room rose 13.5% to HUF 14,070, on average. REVPAR was HUF 21,000 at hotels, HUF 11,225 at bed-and-breakfasts and HUF 8,970 at apartment rentals.

Around 39% of guests stayed at hotels, while 25% stayed at apartment rentals. Around 37% of travelers visited spas.

The most popular destinations were Budapest, Eger, Pécs, Gyula, Miskolc, Szeged, Hévíz, Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló and Siófok.