Budapest

Awards

Balance Hall welcomes RSM Hungary as new tenant

RSM Hungary, which provides advisory services in the field of tax, audit, accounting and payroll, will move in as a...

Food

Blinkee e-scooters expand to Pécs

Some 20 blinkee.city e-scooters will be available in the city of Pécs (SW Hungary), which will become the first city...

Museums

UNESCO asks Hungary to halt Liget Budapest project

The World Heritage Center of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has requested that Hungary halt the...

Food

DH Residential Property Fund portfolio exceeds HUF 4 bln

Duna House expanded its First Hungarian Residential Property Fund portfolio at the beginning of June by buying new apartments in...

Drinks

Société Bistro & Bar announces summer menu, drinks

Société Bistro & Bar has announced a special summer menu featuring king prawn under a veil of watermelon, lavender duck...

Tourism

24,000 Hungarians request post-Brexit U.K. residency

Tens of thousands of Hungarians have applied for U.K. residency permits in the wake of the country’s expected departure from...

Sights

Open Air Theater With World Stars

Teodóra Bán, formerly a successful ballet dancer, has been the head of the Open Air Theater, organizing the summer shows...

Drinks

Cross-border Kékfrankos Musings

Having been blown away a couple of years ago at a blind tasting of Hungarian Kékfrankos by a wine coming...

Social

Celebrating International Yoga Day in Hungary

I’ll be celebrating International Yoga Day on Saturday (June 22, the day after this issue is published) along with my...

Conferences

Proud of AmCham’s American Roots and Values

With the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Budapest Business Journal asked its current president,...

Drinks

Changing Wine to Match Customers

Millennials are no longer interested in stories, they simply want wine they like. To capture their interest, wine makers and...

Social

Bill would require identification of festivalgoers

MPs of the governing Fidesz-KDNP coalition submitted a bill to Parliament on Tuesday that would require big music festival organizers...

Food

Two charged in racist attack on Yemeni students in Pécs

Two Hungarians have been charged in relation to a racially motivated attack on a pair of Yemeni university students in...

Conferences

Hungary touts ZalaZone in Germany

Hungary is currently promoting its new ZalaZone test track for self-driving vehicles on a roadshow in Germany. Berlin was the...

Hotels

First Hilton Garden Inn in Hungary

Hilton Garden Inn opened its first hotel in Hungary on June 18, named the Hilton Garden Inn Budapest City Center....

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...

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...

Budapest’s Déli Station to Close for Weekend Repairs Ahead of Major Upgrade

Budapest’s Déli railway station will close entirely on Oct. 10-11 for maintenance aimed at eliminating several speed restrictions, Transport and...

Kissmiklos Marks Shift to Fine Art With ‘Lobbyism’ Exhibition at Hotel Clark

Hungarian artist kissmiklos is shifting his creative focus entirely to fine art, marking the transition with “Lobbyism,” an exhibition that...