Budapest

Sights

Energy firm Veolia merges subsidiaries

Veolia Energy Hungary Zrt. is merging its subsidiaries — Dunai Hőtermelő Kft., Tiszántúli Hőtermelő Kft. and Veolia Szolgáltató Központ Kft....

Awards

AddVal finishes 3rd in Office of the Year Award

Property management firm AddVal was nominated for the Office of the Year Award, launched by the iroda.hu media group in...

City

Budapest Airport recognizes best partners

Hosting its 10th Annual Awards Ceremony, Budapest Airport recognized airlines and other highly-valued business partners by distributing accolades in many...

Hotels

Mellow Mood CEOs retain big influence in Hungarian tourism

The joint owner-CEOs of the Mellow Mood Group, Sameer Hamdan and Zuhair Awad, have been selected among the 50 most...

Awards

BNP Paribas Real Estate to manage Napfény Park mall

BNP Paribas Real Estate Hungary has been awarded with the property management mandate for the Napfény Park shopping center in...

History

Govʼt spokesman defends plan to detain asylum seekers

Hungary will submit proposals to the EU to automatically detain any asylum seeker for the whole period of their asylum...

Conferences

E7 to reach 50% of world’s GDP by 2050, PwC says

The shift of global economic power to emerging economies is set to continue in the long run, with India, Indonesia...

History

Drone accidentally crashes into car on Szabadság Bridge

A drone went out of control and crashed into a car’s windshield on Budapest’s Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge) on February...

Social

AmCham to host financial seminar for expats

The American Chamber Of Commerce In Hungary (AmCham) is organizing an event entitled “Financial Complexities Expats Face - Morning Seminar”...

Awards

C&W receives property management award

Cushman & Wakefield Hungary’s Asset Services team has been awarded “Property Management Firm of the Year” at the annual Office...

Awards

Nexon names new director of sales

Tamás Gál has been appointed director for sales and business development at Nexon Hungary, according to a press statement sent...

History

WSJ closing its Budapest bureau

The Budapest bureau of The Wall Street Journal is being closed by publisher Dow Jones & Co. as part of...

Tourism

Balaton Sound selling discounted tickets till March 15

Discounted tickets for Hungary’s five-day non-stop Balaton Sound music festival, near the lake from which it takes its name, are...

Food

Hungary’s retail sales up 2.6% in December

The volume of Hungary’s retail sales was up by 2.6% according to raw data and by 3.2% adjusted for calendar...

Awards

Schoenherr law firm announces three promotions

Banking and finance lawyer Gergely Szalóki has been promoted from legal expert to local partner at Schoenherr in Budapest, as...

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...

In Hungary

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

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...

WWII Munitions Removed From Two Budapest Riverside Locations

Military bomb disposal experts removed World War II munitions discovered near Szabadság Bridge and on Margaret Island on Saturday, prompting...

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...