Budapest

City

Airport Money Exchange: Risk Free but Poor Rates

Budapest Airport management smiled for the cameras last month and proudly collected a certificate declaring Budapest Ferenc Liszt International the...

Food

Sharp Rise in Inflation may Trigger Faster Action by MNB

Annual headline inflation accelerated to 3.7% in March, coming in way higher than analysts had expected. The question is, will...

Awards

Árpád-Agrár inaugurates HUF 1.2 bln greenhouse investment

Agribusiness Árpád-Agrár inaugurated a HUF 1.2 billion seedling greenhouse investment in Szegvár (135 km southeast of Budapest) on Thursday, Hungarian...

Hotels

Mellow Mood starts new hotel as Párisi Udvar nears launch

With development of the Párisi Udvar Hotel Budapest is in its last phase, Mellow Mood Hotels has announced the start...

Museums

DriveNow to launch car sharing service in Budapest

DriveNow Hungary will launch an application-based car sharing service in Budapest on April 29 with 240 vehicles, the company told...

History

No bids for decommissioned MiG-29s

A tender for the sale of 19 decommissioned MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force has drawn no interest,...

Tourism

Guest nights up 2%, hotel revenues up 7% in February

In February 2019, the number of nights spent in Hungary by international tourists grew by 3.3% to 803,000, while nights...

History

Former Orbán spin doctor launches intʼl news agency

Árpád Habony, a former adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has founded the V4 News Agency (V4NA), a London-based international...

Social

’Most Budapest’ theater performance in English

"Most Budapest," a comedy in English about expat life in the Hungarian capital, is set to première on April 27...

Food

Average Hungarian household has HUF 27 mln in assets

The net assets of an average Hungarian household stood at HUF 27 million at the end of 2017, up 48%...

Social

Day of Arab Culture hosted by ELTE University

A Day of Arab Culture, hosted by Eötvös Loránd University’s Faculty of Humanities this Thursday, April 11, will include an...

Sights

Area near MOM Park to be closed for bomb extraction

A large area near the MOM Park shopping mall in Budapest will be closed and evacuated on Wednesday, April 10,...

Social

InnoEnergy hosts PowerUp! Country Final in Budapest

The Country Final of PowerUp! 2019, the fifth edition of the competition for startups working on sustainable energy, organized in...

Tourism

Buda Castle Funicular out of service

The Buda Castle Funicular railway was taken out of operation on Monday for regular maintenance, and will remain out of...

Social

Liszt Academy 2019/2020 season tickets available

Tickets for the new season of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music offer specialities, unique program selections and top-class performers,...

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,...