Number of Hungarian tourists to Croatia up 90 percent in Jan-June
The number of Hungarian tourists visiting Croatia has increased by 90 percent to 54,000 in the first six months of the year, compared with the same period in 2020, the director of the Croatian National Tourism Board Office in Hungary said on Tuesday.
Travel after the pandemic #9: By road in Bulgaria
Marvels come both natural and man-made
One of the Balkans' larger countries, Bulgaria makes an excellent place for road tripping. Enough of its wildness (literal and figurative) remains to guarantee a glimpse into the traditional way of life. A journey across the country includes a town famous for its mineral ...
Foreign visitors’ spending plunges 56 percent in Q1
Spending by foreign visitors in Hungary fell by an annual 56 percent to 164 billion forints (EUR 463m) in the first quarter, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show.
Travel after the pandemic #8: By road in Slovakia
National treasures along the highways and byways
Today’s trip involves a moderate drive from Budapest to Slovakia’s High Tatras mountains, taking in World Heritage sites, scenic roads, old mining towns, extra special wooden villages, a castle, lake and skiing centre along the way.
Croatia opens borders to ‘green’ EU countries
Croatia from Thursday is allowing the unimpeded entry of citizens of European Union countries with low coronavirus incidence rates according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the official koronavirus.hr website has said.
Budapest Airport passenger numbers jump in May
Passenger numbers at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International reached 88,800 in May, almost four times the number registered a year earlier, when the country was in pandemic lockdown, operator Budapest Airport said on Tuesday.
Travel after the pandemic #7: Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria
Time to take the high road
On four wheels, two wheels or two legs, Austria’s Grossglockner High Alpine Road is considered one of the most beautiful panorama roads in the world, with 36 hairpin bends along its 48 kilometres, 30 peaks topping 3000 metres, glacial snowfields in mid-summer and the ...
Kazakhstan recognises Hungary immunity certificates
Kazakhstan's authorities have said that they would recognise coronavirus immunity certificates issued by their Hungarian, Thai, and Mongolian counterparts.
Still standing out from the crowd with nowhere yet to go
Lost and found retro relic in Kőbánya Kispest
Just when I thought I had seen them all, another surreal oddity comes my way. After last year’s unexpected sighting of a statuette of a hostile gun-waving revolutionary in Újpest, clearly from early communist times, I wasn’t anticipating another such find to stop me ...
Budapest airport shuttle bus to resume service on Monday
Budapest's airport shuttle bus 100E will resume service on Monday, Budapest transport authority BKK said on Friday.
