UK planes allowed into Hungary since midnight
The Hungarian government has decided to lift the ban on passenger flights arriving from the United Kingdom from midnight on Tuesday, a member of the operative body responsible for handling the epidemic response said.
Fawlty Towers briefly spotted in Budapest
‘Kippers, anyone?’
“Is that Basil's car – and Fawlty Towers?” For a brief but surreal moment the distinctly red modern-day automobile parked outside the elaborate whitewashed building turned into a remarkable double-take of John Cleese’s great 1970s British comedy, right here in suburban Zugló.
Suburban railways development to result in better integrated, faster services
The development of Budapest's three suburban railway (HEV) lines connecting the city with Csepel, Rackeve and Szentendre is in its planning phase, the Budapest transport development centre (BFK) said. The end result will be better integrated and faster services, the centre said.
Budapest Airport accredited for aviation restart programme
The Airport Council International (ACI) on Monday said that Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport has fulfilled the health-care and sanitation requirements to participate in its Business Aviation Restart and Recovery programme.
Tower top matches famous Hollywood film
A touch of “Vertigo” at Polish church
With all respect to the Polska Parafia Personalna w Budapeszcie, which translates as the Polish Personal Parish in Budapest, whenever in line of sight of this Kőbánya landmark it is the tower top that gives the surreal but impulsive take I always have here ...
UK citizens to be exempted from a visa requirement
Rules on entry of UK citizens into Hungary to change from January 1
Hungary's National Police Headquarters (ORFK) has released a guide on the post-Brexit rules on the entry of UK citizens into Hungary that will enter into force on January 1.
Number of foreign visitors down by 50 percent in third quarter
The number of foreign visitors to Hungary was down by 50 percent in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year and they spent 54 percent less, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a report.
A symbolic impression of Ukraine's second city in suburban Pest
Little Kharkiv tucked away in Thököly Road
A place I was fortunate to travel to this year between pandemic lockdowns was Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the east of the country. And it's interesting that since my return to Budapest there have been certain moments back home when things suddenly spring ...
Airport passenger numbers at all-time low
Passenger numbers at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport fell to 49,283 in November, down by an annual 96.1 percent, operator Budapest Airport said
Enter the dragon at Kőbányai út
Chinatown a hidden extra to the city
In its global abundance, Chinese cuisine is familiar and plentiful nowadays, marketed in the same way as “European food” and hamburgers alike. But as for Chinese culture, this is another matter altogether for the many who, like me, know little more than what comes ...