Daniella Takacs
Sad news: food prices in Hungary exceed EU average
Hungarian prices are the highest in 9 of the 12 major commodity groups, with food, communications and housing being the most expensive, according to Eurostat.
Ports on the Danube may be relocated from the city centre of Budapest
Plans were already approved to amend the so-called Danube Coast Building Code, which would almost completely ban boats from the city centre, mainly from the 13th district section of the Danube.
Programme guide: Best summer festivals around Lake Balaton in 2024
In addition to the most famous Hungarian festival, Sziget, the area around Lake Balaton is also home to many festivals you can visit during summer.
New hotels to be built around Budapest Airport, Airport Hotel renewed
The Airport Hotel in Vecsés has been renovated with substantial state support, and further investments are planned for Budapest Airport in the near future.
PM’s daughter Ráhel Orbán: Budapest represents affordable luxury
Ráhel Orbán thinks that famous Western destinations have become unaffordable, which is why more and more people are looking for and discovering new hidden treasures like Budapest.
MÁV’s new policy and dog-friendly beaches make holidays with four-legged friends easier this summer
To provide more dog-friendly travelling, MÁV is introducing some changes to make journeys more comfortable for our four-legged friends.
Shocking: 19-year-old asylum seeker starved and illegally detained in a transit zone in Hungary
The asylum seeker was released after 10 months, and is now suing the Hungarian state as a client of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee in Strasbourg.
Budapest among the fastest improving cities, according to a new list
Budapest is among the fastest-improving cities and in the top fifth of this year's global rankings.
Short history of Lake Balaton: the golden age of Balatonfüred
We revisit a chapter from the lake's past: the flourishing of Balatonfüred, one of its central towns.
Bad news: Hungary’s busiest motorway to be partly closed during the holiday season
Contrary to previous plans, work on the M7 motorway will start this summer. As a result, there will be periods when some lanes of the motorway will be closed, which will make travelling to Lake Balaton from Budapest more complicated.