Budapest has a new five star luxury hotel

It’s official: there’s a Ritz-Carlton hotel in Budapest. The Hungarian capital has joined the luxurious hotel chain last year. It was announced by the company via Twitter, travelo.hu writes. The building gave home to the Le Meridien hotel, but the owner’s…
The people of New Zealand are eating Hungarian chocolate

The Diósgyőr factory of Nestlé is exporting chocolate figures to New Zealand, and many of them are Easter themed, hvg.hu writes. Among all the factories the Nestlé group of companies own the Diósgyőr one is the only one which sells…
Seven strange Easter traditions around the world

Did you know how other nations celebrate Easter around the world? That French kids do not get chocolate from the Easter bunny, but from the church bells? And that Finnish people celebrate by watching the grass grow? Travelo.hu collected seven…
It’s been a year and a half since a couple lost their camera in Budapest

Two tourists have lost their camera in Szentendre, and the finder is still trying to reach them with the help of the saved photographs, hvg.hu writes. In November 2014, a Facebook user posted the following message on her wall “We found a…
Don’t forget to turn your clock forward!

It’s time to turn your clock forward and change to daylight saving time! Only a few people know where this custom originates from, and who were the first ones to turn the clock forward in the spring, and then backward…
Easter programmes in Hungary for bath lovers

Easter is almost here, and you’re likely to get a few days off from work to relax and enjoy the warm weather. Termalfurdo.hu collected several programmes for those who would like to spend their extra days in one of Hungary’s…
A successful Hungarian company to build factories in Russia

The governorate of the Russian county Kaluga Oblast has made a long term investment deal with Sanatmetal’s Russian subsidiary, which is owned in 51% by the Sanatmetal Ltd. The investment is worth 220 million ruble, writes napi.hu. The company will…
A revolutionary clothing store is about to open in Hungary

A Czech company fused the joy of online shopping together with the traditional model: they have a store, but at the same time, they don’t. The strategy seems to be working in Slovakia and Romania as well, and the company’s…
The accomplice of the Parisian suicide bomber has travelled through Hungary

Metropol.hu reports that the Belgian police captured and identified a young man, who arrived to Belgium from Syria last autumn, and then helped the Parisian suicide bomber to prepare the attack. According to the authorities, the 24 years old Najim Laachraoui joined…
The Balaton shipping season is about to begin and passengers will have free WiFi

BAHART will provide free WiFi for its passengers and for those passer byers who are nearby, as the company has equipped its ships with wireless internet. The 170th shipping season will begin on 26 March with the inauguration of the new…