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BMC hosts guitarist Marc Ribot

Born in New Jersey in 1954, guitarist Marc Ribot - best known for his long collaboraton with singer-songwriter Tom Waits...

Sights

MOL tests Druzhba oil, puts tainted crude in storage

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has started to receive Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline on a test basis...

Tourism

Foreign Employees in Hungary: a Solution to Workforce Shortage?

Nowadays, lots of businesses struggle to fill vacant positions due to a general workforce shortage. Could importing foreign workers be...

Drinks

Hungarian wine brand concept to be presented in Budapest

The Hungarian Tourism Agency has announced that it will present its unified Hungarian wine brand concept in Budapest next Monday,...

Food

Hungarians still prefer local cuisine when eating out

Hungarians usually spend in the range of HUF 2,000-5,000 on a main dish at a restaurant, with traditional Hungarian cuisine...

Awards

Learning From the Inca’s Golden History

The current exhibition of invaluable Inca gold at the Komplex Event Hall is just the latest milestone for Zsuzsanna Oláh...

Conferences

New chairman at British Chamber of Commerce

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) has elected Duncan Graham as its new chairman, replacing Raiffeisen Bankʼs Vazul...

Drinks

Szekszárd: Sophisticated Spice on Show

Szekszárd’s vintners took over the Stefánia Palota in Pest’s Zugló neighborhood on May 2 and many of the region’s top...

Awards

PM and FM Play Increasingly Central Role

With the increasingly sophisticated demands and expectations of tenants, property management and facility management services are playing an ever more...

History

Sporting Rose-tinted Glasses, but not all the Time

In a neat piece of historical symmetry, two anniversaries marking important milestones in Hungarian history have just slipped by, not...

Awards

Looking to Make Polo More Popular

Polo (and for the avoidance of doubt, I mean the equine-based version, not that played in a swimming pool) is...

City

Budapestʼs Keleti station to close for two weeks

Budapestʼs Keleti (Eastern) railway station will close for maintenance for two weeks from Monday, May 13, a spokesman for state-owned...

Drinks

Downtown Beer Fest to brew beer based on online survey

The Downtown Beer Festival (Belvárosi Sörfesztivál), running June 5-10, will create a special beer specifically for the event based on...

Food

April CPI accelerates to 3.9%

Consumer prices were 3.9% higher on average in April 2019 than a year earlier. Significant price rises were measured over...

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...

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...

Tourism Agency Consults 70 Industry Groups on Strategy Through 2036

The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) is drawing on recommendations from 70 professional organizations to develop a sector strategy through 2036,...