Budapest

City

Airport-Debrecen at 100,000 passengers this year

Annual passenger numbers at Airport-Debrecen, an international airport in the east of Hungary, reached 100,000 yesterday....

Tourism

Home sales up 27.2% in August

Some 8,978 homes were sold in Hungary in August, up 27.2% from the same period last year, real estate broker...

Sights

Analysts: Russia-Ukraine conflict hurts forint

Analysts attribute fluctuations in the rate of the Hungarian currency to developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine....

Conferences

Addressing pervasive work-place discrimination

The following story originally appeared in the Aug. 1-Sept. 4 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

Awards

Noerr is BP advisor on investment in BalaBit

Noerr, the international law firm, announced yesterday that it advised English private equity investor C5 Capital Limited on its investment...

Conferences

Utility firms to merge; Lázár to take charge

The government plans to roll the state-owned electricity, gas and district-heating companies into a single, non-profit holding company, origo.hu reported...

Food

Central bank to limit personal borrowing

As of January 1, the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) will enforce a debt cap that prevents consumers from borrowing excessively,...

Tourism

KSH: May-July unemployment drops to 7.9%

Hungary's unemployment rate was 7.9% in May-July, an improvement over the same period a year ago, when unemployment was at...

Sights

Hard times ahead for Iraq’s Yazidis

In Nineveh Province, in northern Iraq, an extinction event unfolds. The delicate latticework of religious communities that have co-existed for...

Tourism

Boom in ‘baby bonds’ for newborns

So far this year more than HUF 1 bln has been placed in Hungarian "baby bonds", the head-start savings accounts...

City

BP Council votes to borrow for Metro 3 upgrade

The Municipal Council of Budapest yesterday voted to move ahead on the financing of renovations on the city’s Metro Line...

City

BP Council votes to borrow for Metro 3 upgrade

The Municipal Council of Budapest yesterday voted to move ahead on the financing of renovations on the city’s Metro Line...

Hotels

Half-done hotel on the hill up for sale

The following article, by David Lawrence, was originally published in the Budapest Business Journal print publication on August 1....

Tourism

New luxury train: Jewels of Persia

MÁV Nosztalgia, a Hungarian state-owned railway company, is planning to launch a new luxury train, Golden Eagle – Danube Express....

Conferences

Hantech expects revenue to drop 5%-8%

Hungarian agricultural-machinery and machinery-parts maker Hantech expects revenue of HUF 3.5 3.6 bln in 2014, down from HUF 3.8 bln...

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...

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...

Government Agrees to HUF 120 bln Budapest Bailout and Transport Funding Overhaul

The government will provide Budapest with HUF 120 bln to settle outstanding debts under a deal that also includes shared...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...