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Beer Festival 2011 in Békéscsaba

Mihaela Lica Butler

The Beer Festival and Knuckle Parade in Csaba will take place 9 to 13 June, 2011. The festival features 30 types of beer, traditional cuisine, live concerts and much more.

15 years ago

Tokaji Wine Festival 2011 in Full Swing

Aleksandr Shatskih

The Tokaji Wine Festival (Tokaji Borok Fesztiválja) is ongoing. It opened yesterday, and it will last till Sunday, May 29, 2011.

15 years ago

Invitation to Budapest: Duna Karnevál 2011

Mihaela Lica Butler

This year 11 foreign ensembles with nearly 400 artists will be performing at the carnival which will span Budapest and beyond.

15 years ago

Hungary President Schmitt Endorses Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hungarian President Pal Schmitt last week became one of the first European leaders to sign up for the joint World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) and World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign. Earlier this month, President Schmitt had been presented with a letter from the UNTWO Secretary General Taleb Rifai, which stressed […]

15 years ago

Wizz Air Strengthens Its Markets

Aleksandr Shatskih

Wizz Air announced a number of new flights and new operating bases for 2011.

15 years ago

Wintertime Is Spa Time in Hungary

Phil Butler

Hungary has many wonderful cultural and natural wonders to entice visitors, but none more impactful than her warm spas and springs. For a Winter getaway, surely no place can be more appealing than a spa experience that is literally out of another world. Budapest’s warm spas will heal what ails you.

15 years ago

Fraser Residence Opens In Heart of Budapest

Phil Butler

Frasers Hospitality announces the opening of their latest residences in Budapest. In what is a massive expansion initiative by the Singapore company, Eastern Europe becomes one focus of a global hospitality company’s outreach. Fraser Residences Budapest puts business and transient professionals in the heart of what is one of Europe’s biggest emerging economies.

15 years ago

Bohemian City Tour Shows Off Three Cities

Phil Butler

An upcoming tour offering may present those in search of Bohemian Europe a rare opportunity. Departing Vienna, Insight Vacations offer a 9 day excursion through Prague and Budapest after a two day stay in Austria. These luxury tours of 2011 are surprisingly affordable without cutting corners. This may be the perfect way to be introduced to Eastern Europe’s charms.

15 years ago

Hungary Convention Tourism Booming This Year

Phil Butler

Hungary is emerging as something of a conference tourism hub for Easter Europe. So far this year, the country’s conference attendees are up 76 percent, and growth in the segment is actually better than before the recession. Hungary tourism appears about ready to take off as maybe the first boom tourism economy out of the economic chaos.

15 years ago

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