
Hungarian palaces, castles draw record number of visitors
Visitor numbers at Hungarian palaces and castles came close to 315,000 last year, a new record, Tamas Glazer, who heads the National Heritage Protection and Development Nonprofit (NOF), told MTI on Friday.

State to acquire 51 percent stake in Debrecen airport operator
Hungary's state is acquiring a 51 percent stake in the company operating Debrecen International Airport, in eastern Hungary, a foreign affairs and trade ministry official said on Wednesday.

Wizz Air to launch flights between Budapest, Chisinau
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air from March will operate flights twice a week between Budapest and Chisinau, the Moldavian capital, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Friday.

LOT to relaunch direct Budapest-New York flight from June
LOT Polish Airlines will restart its direct Budapest-New York flight from June 2022, Liszt Ferenc International operator Budapest Airport said on Thursday.

A gracious Mediterranean city with an advent time glow
From Zagreb with love
Those who have been to the admirable Adriatic city of Zagreb will invariably recognise the Croatian capital carries a light, Mediterranean atmosphere, even when it's advent time and the season of goodwill. So much so, the centre is ablaze at this time of the ...

Travel writers organisation returns to the road
Promoting tourism in post-plague times
It was a case of “worth the wait” when the Croatian sector of the Fédération Internationale des Jounalistes et Ecrivains du Tourisme (FIJET, World Federation of Travel Journalists and Writers) held its annual Marco Polo awards ceremony in Zagreb on December 9, having had ...

Domestic tourism sector sees strongest ever summer season
Hungary's tourism industry has recovered, with the domestic sector seeing its strongest ever summer season this year, a Prime Minister's Office parliamentary state secretary said on Friday.

Iran, Hungary to mutually honour immunity certificates
Hungary has reached an agreement with Iran on the mutual recognition of each other's Covid immunity certificates, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Tehran on Thursday.
Socialist MEP calls on PM to tackle travel issues of Hungarians with Eastern jabs
An MEP for the opposition Socialist party has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orban to seek out a solution at the upcoming EU summit to the travel restrictions of some 2 million Hungarians inoculated with Chinese and Russian Covid vaccines.

Szijjarto: Tunisia, Hungary to mutually honour immunity certificates
Hungary has concluded an agreement with Tunisia on mutually recognising Covid-19 immunity certificates, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Wednesday.