Budapest

Tourism

Battling to Keep the Coronavirus at Bay

Tourism

Unemployment rate at 3.4% in Nov-Jan

The unemployment rate stood at 3.4% in the period between November 2019-January 2020, with the average number of unemployed people...

Conferences

Kopint-Tárki raises 2020 GDP growth forecast to 3.5%

Economic research company Kopint-Tárki has raised its projection for this yearʼs GDP growth rate to 3.5% from 3.2% in a...

Sights

43rd Hungexpo Travel and Boat Show starts

The 43 Hungexpo Travel and Boat Show starts today and runs until March 1. This year, more than 250 exhibitors...

Tourism

Poland jobless rate up in January

Poland’s jobless rate rose to the highest level in nine months in January, data from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office...

Food

U.S.-based Highlander Partners buys majority stake in Romania’s SanoVita

Dallas, Texas-based Highlander Partners, L.P., a leading middle market private equity firm, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake...

Food

Percentage of Czechs “satisfied with lives” growing

The percentage of Czechs who are “satisfied with their lives” has grown in recent years, an opinion poll released by...

Social

Pálinka festival in Gyula

The biggest pálinka festival in Hungary will be organized in Gyula (215 km southeast of Budapest), and the distillates, which...

Conferences

40% staff turnover at large companies

The economically viable future of companies and the country is closely linked to the appropriate screening and recruitment of skilled...

Food

About 20% of homeowners plan renovations by 2022

By 2022 around 20% of homeowners are planning on making major renovations or upgrades in their homes, with 11% of...

Conferences

EBRD, EU and Banca Intesa Belgrade support Serbian SME’s

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Serbia will benefit from better access to finance thanks to a EUR 15 million European...

Tourism

Vending machine operators seek fee reduction

The number of food vending machines in operation has dropped to about 20,000 from the previous 35,000 over the past...

Food

More Hungarian 25-34-year-olds living with parents

After a few years of stagnation, the proportion of relatively young Hungarian people living with their parents in the same...

Tourism

Sziget announces day ticket deal, performance schedule

Organizers of Sziget Festival say that a limited number of day tickets, cheaper than last year, for the event will...

Tourism

Natural decline slows in December

In December 2019, live births increased by 8.2%, while deaths were down 8.1% compared to the same month of the...

History

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Social

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Hotels

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Art

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Budapest’s Castle District Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban From 2028

Budapest’s District I council has published a draft decree that would ban short-term rentals in the Buda Castle area from...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...

Hungary Marks 70th Anniversary of 1956 Revolution With Nationwide Commemorations

Commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 revolution and fight for freedom will take place nationwide and abroad Oct....

Genomate Health Wins BE100 Award, Selected for GBP 100,000 Investment

Genomate Health, which conducts Hungarian research and clinical operations through Oncompass Medicine, has won the BE100 Health & Wellness category...

Energy Efficiency and Financing Shape Construction Industry’s Future

Energy efficiency, access to financing and closer cooperation will be critical to the construction industry’s prospects, speakers told HAD Group’s...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Budapest Mayor Announces ‘Wave of Development Projects’

A “wave of development projects” will begin in Budapest soon, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said this week. Investments will proceed with...

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest Reaches 100 Short CAF Trams as Fleet Expansion Continues

Budapest’s 100th short CAF tram has entered service, marking a milestone in the capital’s fleet renewal program, the Budapest Transport...

Margrethe Vestager to Deliver Keynote at ABSL Forum in Budapest

Margrethe Vestager, former European Commission Executive Vice President and EU Competition Commissioner, will deliver a keynote at the ABSL Forum...

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

Budapest Hotels Outperform Regional Rivals Despite Lower Guest Numbers

Budapest’s hotels delivered some of the strongest results in CEE, posting an 81.3% occupancy rate, and leading the region with...

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...