Budapest

Hotels

Five-star hotels: uplifting rollercoaster

The Hungarian hospitality and tourist business survived the grounding of national airline Malév in February and shows promising signs of...

City

Hungarian countryside appears on the air map

While the collapse of Malév has pushed 20% of passengers of the former Hungarian national airline to travel from Vienna...

History

Hungary’s new nationalization plans could cost a fortune

Hungary’s plans to partly nationalize sectors of its economy have raised eyebrows, as the costs can jeopardize keeping the budget...

Conferences

Virtual reality – Hungarian innovation to change the world?

3D technology appears in most fields of everyday life, from film animations to medical solutions. Now the market is on...

Conferences

A field of lifelong learning

A few years ago, all the job market needed was engineers, while universities kept churning out economists, lawyers, communication specialists...

Awards

Missing resources, missing plans

The number of new enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments is plummeting, with the majority of companies trying to get the...

Sights

Nature can solve it: Hungarian-developed botanic garden can clean world’s waste water

An exuberant little forest full of life – it would be hard to say from Organica Water’s botanic gardens that...

Tourism

Hungary c/a surplus reaches €519 mln in Q2

Hungary's current-account surplus came to €519 million in the second quarter of 2012, the National Bank of Hungary said in...

Tourism

Hungary off the hook on transactions duty, for now

The European Commission will not launch an infringement procedure against Hungary on Thursday on the matter of a financial transactions...

History

Pénzügykutató projects 0.9% GDP growth in 2013

Pénzügykutató projects Hungary's economy will contract by 0.8% in 2012 but grow by 0.9% in 2013, the economic research company...

Sights

Hungary central bank may opt for new rate cut next week, says City

Hungary's central bank may opt for a new rate cut next week after an unexpected 25bp easing in August, London-based...

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...

In Hungary

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

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...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

Hungary Tourism Arrivals Fall 7.3% in August as Foreign Demand Drops

Tourist arrivals at Hungarian accommodation establishments fell 7.3% year-on-year to nearly 2.6 million in August, as international arrivals dropped 13%....