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Hotels

Budapest’s Corinthia Hotel has new general manager

Jean Pierre Mifsud (pictured) was appointed General Manager of Corinthia Hotel in Budapest, leaving his position as General Manager of...

Tourism

OTP treasury share stock falls in July

The treasury share stock of OTP Bank fell in July, while drugmaker Richterʼs rose, disclosures released yesterday by the issuers...

Sights

Nomura: MNBʼs policy ʼstands aloneʼ among ʼpostmodernist policiesʼ

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is seen to “stand alone in the world of postmodernist central bank policy now...

Tourism

Asylum-seekers could be returned to Serbia in the coming days

Asylum-seekers arriving from Serbia to Hungary could be taken back to Serbia in the coming days under a law that...

City

Report: Fixed track transport development could receive HUF 1 trillion grant

The Hungarian government is planning to make approximately HUF 1 trillion available for the development of fixed track transport during...

Drinks

Report: Hungary’s grape harvest expected to stagnate

Grape harvest in Hungary this year is expected to be approximately the same as last year, Tamás Tornai, the chairman...

Tourism

Report: EKAER used 6 million times since launch

Hungary’s Electronic Public Road Trade Control System (EKAER), which was launched on January 1 to monitor deliveries by road haulage...

History

Editorial: Fear those who stir fear of outsiders

The enemy is at the gate! Or so the government would like us to think. Whether they are talking about...

Tourism

Serb minister: ‘Humanitarian catastrophe’ expected after the fence is built

Once the temporary wire fence the Hungarian government is building on the Serbian border is completed, Serbia will face a...

History

AI: Hungary should not criminalize illegal entry

Amnesty International (AI) issued a statement yesterday urging the Hungarian Parliament to reconsider efforts to criminalize the act of entering...

Food

CBRE: Nearly 20% of visitors go to shopping centers to eat

Nearly 20% of customers visiting shopping centers are going there to visit food vendors, a survey by global real estate...

History

Heti Válasz: Film mogul Andy Vajna optimizing taxes through Nevada tax haven

Andy Vajna, government commissioner in charge of the Hungarian film industry, allegedly built his empire by transferring profits from his...

History

Unemployed Hungarians assigned to task of fence building

The government has called in 490 unemployed men from Csongrád county, in southern Hungary, to the local government office to...

History

Forint mixed on interbank market

The forint was trading at 309.27 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, a hair up from...

City

Government expects developments to raise passenger numbers on Metro 4

The Hungarian government hopes that following cooperation with Budapest, traffic developments on metro line 4 will increase the number of...

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...