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Formula 1 drivers party in Hublot Gr1d Club

Formula 1 drivers mingled with celebrities and hundreds of fans celebrating the 31st Hungarian Grand Prix weekend in the Buddha-Bar...

Hotels

Novotel hotels for sale in Szeged, Székesfehérvár

Christie & Co has been exclusively instructed to sell two AccorHotels-operated hotels in Hungary: Novotel Szeged and Novotel Székesfehérvár, a...

Food

KSH: Retail sales up 5.2% in first half

Continuing a three-year upward trend, the volume of sales in retail stores in June grew by 5.7% compared to June...

Conferences

Health sector set to leak more workers abroad

Up to 800 doctors, nurses and dentists were among those seeking official job references in the first half of 2016,...

Tourism

Report: Income gap widens among pensioners

A total of 11,800 Hungarians draw monthly state pensions of more than HUF 300,000, while a million pensioners receive a...

Conferences

Labor pool seen to be drying up in Western Hungary

Vas and Győr-Moson-Sopron counties in Western Hungary are currently seeing a shortage not only of well-qualified labor, but of practically...

Food

State set to pay for link between vending machines, tax office

The Economy Ministry agreed with vending machine operators yesterday that the state will pay for most of the expenses involved...

History

Reports: EC drops probe of Hungaryʼs tobacco distribution

After the Hungarian government promised to make some changes in the regulations, the EC will not initiate an unfair competition...

Awards

Liquidation begins for travel agency that acted as investment service

A liquidation procedure was initiated against Kun-Mediator, a travel agency that also provided clients with unlicensed investor services, according to...

Social

Budapest to host UIA lawyers’ congress

Budapest will host the 60th Congress of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA – International Association of Lawyers), from October...

In Hungary

OTP gains approval to buy local business of AXA Bank

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have granted regulatory approval for the transfer of...

Awards

Tele5 links to Vodafone ReadyPay

Hungarian taxi firm Tele5 has linked its entire fleet to the Vodafone ReadyPay service, which will be available in its...

History

Hungarian forint turns 70

Hungarian citizens have used the forint as their currency for the past 70 years, after its reintroduction on August 1,...

History

Ministry: Joblessness to drop under 5%

The jobless rate in Hungary is foreseen to drop under 5%, Hungary’s Ministry of National Economy said in an announcement...

In Hungary

Trading in ENEFI shares restored

Trading in the shares of energy efficiency concern ENEFI Energiahatékonysági Nyrt. was restored by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

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...

Culture

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

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...

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...