Budapest

Tourism

KSH: Hungary’s guest nights up 1.2% in October

The guest turnover of Hungaryʼs accommodation establishments, measured in tourism nights, increased by an overall 1.2%, with the number of...

Sights

Prompt, convenient, affordable health care now available for expats

PROMOTION: Have you ever injured your leg while playing sports? Maybe you came down with the flu just a few days...

In Hungary

Lázár: EC procedure an act of ‘revenge’

The infringement procedure the European Commission launched yesterday against Hungary’s recently adopted asylum law is “revenge” for Hungary taking the...

Food

London analysts: Lower inflation forecast for Hungary

London-based analysts at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley both lowered their Hungarian inflation forecasts yesterday for next year, Hungarian news...

Music

Budapest Klezmer Band gives New Year’s Day concert

Budapest Klezmer Band will give an extraordinary concert on the first day of next year from 8:00 p.m. at the...

History

Varga: Deficit could be under 2.4% of GDP in 2015

This yearʼs general government deficit could remain under 2.4%, said economy minister Mihály Varga at a parliamentary committee hearing today,...

City

Liszt Ferenc airport pax number exceeds ten million

The number of passengers crossing Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport has exceeded ten million since the beginning of the year,...

In Hungary

OTP Mobil’s platform takes over PayU

Though internet payment service PayU is radically decreasing its market presence from the end of December, users can continue to...

History

Official: Hungary, Norway agree to resume Norway Grants payments to NGOs

The Norwegian government has agreed with Hungary to resume payments to Hungarian civil organizations under its Norway Grants scheme after...

Food

Tobacco distributor insists system works despite reports

Hungary’s national centralized tobacco distributor ODBE dismissed claims late yesterday that its ordering and delivery system had collapsed, despite news...

City

Budapest Airport launches minibus service

The consortium comprising Petrányi Autó and BUDPORT is launching a minibus service as of January at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport,...

Conferences

Snowden: ‘Courageous’ politicians do not build fences

It is easy to claim that our values are being attacked, in order to justify the creation of stricter laws,...

Tourism

Secret service responds to bomb scare at British Intʼl School

Hungaryʼs secret service and counter-terrorism unit (TEK) were called to the British International School in Óbuda this morning after the...

Conferences

Hungary joins Global Green Growth Institute

Hungary joined Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), when state secretary for energy András Aradszky and Director-General at Global Green Growth...

Food

Report: Centralized tobacco distributor in trouble

Shortly after its launch, Hungary’s centralized tobacco distributor ODBE has been experiencing structural difficulties, Hungarian daily Népszabadság reported today. Until...

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...

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...

Wizz Air Ranks Second Among Central European Airlines at Skytrax Awards

Wizz Air has been named the second-best airline in Central Europe at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, based on...