A depressed tourism industry is gearing up for the biggest event of the year as the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix promises several million badly needed euros in revenue to local businesses and the government alike at the end of July. The hospitality industry looks forward to a major boost as the Formula One circus… Continue »

Hungary’s automotive sector is on the ascendant, with exports in May showing a large upswing that almost lifted overall industrial output figures into the black, a report released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reveals. The newly opened Daimler production plant in Kecskemét (above) was a major part of the 11.6 per cent year-on-year rise… Continue »

“Siófok, Fonyód, Keszthely, Balatonfüred and Székes-fehérvár have passed the test: these five towns now offer charging stations on the e-Balaton route,” Eric Depluet, CEO of E.ON Hungaria Zrt., said this week. The first network of electric charging stations on the e-Balaton route was successfully tested in mid-July during a competition of skill featuring participants from… Continue »

If you haven’t had a chance to hear Quimby, Irie Maffia, PASO, Bea Palya or the attractively named Frogshow at one of this summer’s already numerous festivals, Debrecen’s student-friendly Campus Festival is one occasion to catch up. Alongside the better- and lesser-known Hungarian bands, groups from countries as diverse as Finland (Apocalyptica, Saturday 28 July… Continue »

Budapest already boasts a small handful of Thai restaurants and a fair measure of fast-food outlets of varying quality. Padthai Wokbar, a recent arrival of just over two weeks’ standing, clearly adds to the first category. As to the second, it prefers to refer to itself as “fast casual”, but the idea remains one of… Continue »