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Coming Next Month – Budapest Summer Festival 2013

2013-05-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ágnes Herczku & Nikola Parov Band

The Budapest Summer Festival 2013 arrives June 14 and celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Margaret Island Open-air Stage. 2013 promises to be an exceptional year variety of programs and open air delightful Summer nights.

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Hay Festival Comes to Budapest This Week

2013-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hay Festival Budapest

Starting on Friday May 17 and lasting until May 21st the Hay Festival hits Budapest, Hungary featuring international authors, musicians, and other artists. Scheduled events at the Petőfi Museum of Literature, the Central European University (CEU), and Akvárium Klub promise residents and visitors to Budapest rewarding art and entertainment.

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Speakers Line Up for dotcomhotel Conference Budapest

2013-04-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

dotcomhotel

Coming up in Budapest, the first dotcomhotel Hospitality E-Commerce & Revenue Management Conference for 2013 is all set to feature some of hospitality’s most knowledgeable experts. The conference, slated to cover important industry topics such as; the future of hotel meta search, brand reputation marketing in hospitality, and especially mobile applications for hotels, runs May 30-31 at the Continental Hotel Budapest.

Tags: Budapest conferences, Budapest events, Budapest festivals, digital hotels, Europe events, Europe hotels, hotel conferences

Sziget Festival 2012 Fires Up Budapest

2012-08-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sziget Music Festival

Today, August 6, the renowned Sziget Festival kicks off the greatest party-filled week on the Obudai Island in Budapest. Featuring big names such as Placebo, The Killers or Snoop Dog and an impressive agenda jam-packed with quality music, theater, dance, cabaret, crafts, various sports and many other exciting performances, the festival is ready to welcome over 400,000 visitors from all over the world.

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The search for a 71-year-old man who disappeared while windsurfing off the coast of Heraklion is continuing, with boats and aircraft searching the sea between Heraklion and the island of Dia. The man has been missing since Monday afternoon, August 31. The Port Authority was alerted on Tuesday morning, and a major search operation was […]

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