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ExperiDance opens World Junior Artistic Swimming Champs

Award-winning Budapest-based dance group ExperiDance opened the 16th FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships on July 17 with a show...

Food

Hungarian travelers value cleanliness, comfort, free Wi-Fi

Research by Bónusz Brigád and GKI Digital reveals that Hungarian tourists find cleanliness, comfortable beds and free Wi-Fi the most...

Tourism

Frontex report shows shifting migratory flows

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, an agency of the European Union headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, reports a...

Museums

BCCH moves office to Bank Center

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH) has moved its headquarters to the Bank Center in Budapest’s District 5,...

Awards

EY names new partner to oversee innovation

Attila Kujbus, leading associate for auditing services at professional services firm EY, has been appointed partner, now also responsible for...

Sights

Bill outlines priority Budapest developments

The government submitted a bill on priority developments in Budapest on Monday. The bill defines how the state will be...

City

‘Disturbed’ passenger triggers scare at Budapest airport

A passenger appeared to be disturbed and allegedly started praying at Terminal 2A of Ferenc Liszt International Airport this morning,...

Sights

Hungary’s first micro theater launched in Szimpla Kert

Budapest Micro, an independent theater company, has announced that it will start performing short dramas at the downtown ruin pub...

Drinks

Anything but bad Wine to be had This Summer

While some wine lovers abide by the initials ABC (Anything But Chardonnay), the reason for the Chardonnay grape being planted...

Tourism

Creating a Vision and a Plan for a Four Season Hungary

The Budapest Business Journal sat down with the head of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) Zoltán Guller to discuss the...

Hotels

World Travel Awards Names Hilton Budapest Hungary’s Leading Hotel

The five-star Hilton Budapest has been named “Hungary’s Leading Hotel” at the World Travel Awards Europe 2018....

Tourism

Tourism Profits Should not Come at Cost to Residents

Francisco Santos, a 32-year old Portuguese architect, a resident of Lisbon, was in Budapest earlier this month. Originally from Viseu,...

Food

Deloitte: Central European private equity activity healthy

The strong momentum underway in Central Europe’s private equity markets should continue, although pricing increases may have reached a plateau,...

Food

Farmgate prices up 0.6% in May

Agricultural producer prices were up 0.6% in May 2018 compared to the corresponding month of last year, made up of...

Tourism

Tourists spend 7.5% more nights y.o.y. in May

In May 2018, the number of nights spent by foreign tourists in Hungary rose by 7.6%, while domestic tourists spent...

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...

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,...

Renewing the Spirit of Countryside Wellness Hospitality

More than a year after taking over Sárvár’s Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa, Zoltán Árvai is balancing the traditions of an...

State and City to Renew Budapest’s Danube Waterfront

The gov't and Budapest will form a new 50–50 joint company to develop the Budapest section of the Danube, resolving...