European Capitals of Culture 2024
A first for Austrian inner-Alpine region
Veszprém-Balaton in Hungary, Elefsina in Greece and Timișoara in Romania are ending their stints as European Capitals of Culture 2023, and Tartu in Estonia, Bodø in Norway and Bad Ischl in Austria are about to take over throughout 2024. With 27 member states in ...
Tourism agency: Bookings for New Year weekend up by 11 percent
Bookings by local and foreign guests to spend the year-end weekend in Hungarian hotels have gone up by 11 percent compared with the previous year, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU) said on Thursday.
Number of tourists, nights spent continues to increase
In October 2023, 1.3 million guests spent 3.1 million tourism nights at tourist accommodation establishments (commercial, private and other accommodation establishments). The number of guests was 6.9% higher and that of tourism nights 5.1% higher than a year earlier.
Liget Budapest receives award as Europe’s leading touristic development
The Liget Budapest Project, a 10-year project to upgrade Budapest City Park, has won the title of Europe's Leading Tourism Development Project 2023 at the World Travel Awards, the project leader said on Monday.
Jamaica, holiday the Caribbean way!
Holiday Caribbean, Jamaican style - but what does that mean? The recipe is simple: take a pinch of the Caribbean, add a volcanic island, sprinkle it with endemic animal and plant species, spice it up with a culture like no other, add the joy ...
Tourism agency: UNWTO includes Tokaj in Best Tourism Villages 2023 list
The UN World Tourism Organisation has included Tokaj, in north-eastern Hungary, in its list of Best Tourism Villages 2023, the Hungarian Tourism Agency said on Thursday.
Small country – big names, big celebrities
When we hear the name Jamaica, the reggae music, fun, tropical landscapes, world-famous athletes and musicians come to our mind. Having the opportunity to spend a week in this beautiful Caribbean country and get up close and personal and see how the people live ...
New Foreign Ministry website, app help Hungary consular services
The foreign ministry has developed and launched a new user friendly website and mobile app aimed to help Hungary's consular services abroad, the head of the ministry's consular and citizenship department said on Wednesday.
Mauritius – rocky monuments, forts and museums, sugar cane plantations
We continue our visit to the wonders of Mauritius. The next stop on the journey, who would have thought, but it is strongly linked to India. Around 60% of Mauritius' population is of Indian origin, with ancestors mainly from the Indian subcontinent, mainly from ...
Mauritius a bastion of high-end tourism in the Indian Ocean
The current season in Mauritius is winter this time. This means a pleasant warm 28 degrees with bright sunshine. First impressions are always important and I am extremely curious. The breeze gently moves the sugar cane plantations along the roadside, the first thing that ...
