Tourism, catering

Tourism is the activity of people who travel from their usual environment to another place, where they spend no more than one year for recreational, business or other purposes, but do not engage in gainful activity. 'Tourism and catering' includes statistics on the transit traffic of border crossings in Hungary, on the demand side of inbound, domestic and outbound tourism as well as on tourists, their journeys and related spending. In addition, it contains statistics on the capacity, guest turnover and revenues of commercial accommodation establishments and non-profit and for-profit other accommodation establishments in Hungary, as well as the characteristics of catering units operated in Hungary.

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The number of tourism nights increased by 1.1% and that of tourist arrivals by 2.0% compared to a year earlier, Tourist arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments, September 2024

In September 2024, 1.5 million guests spent nearly 3.6 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. The number of arrivals was 2.0% and tourism nights 1.1% higher than a year earlier. The number of nights spent by domestic guests fell by 4.2% (partly due to the difference in weekend days) and international tourism nights grew by 5.8%. In January-September 2024, domestic guests spent 1.7% and international guests 8.7% more tourism nights in tourist accommodation establishments than in the same period of the previous year.

World Tourism Day, 27 September 2024

Initiated by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), World Tourism Day has been celebrated on 27 September every year since 1980. In the recent period, domestic and international tourism has been characterised by recovery and growth following the coronavirus pandemic. According to preliminary data, 9.9 million guests spent 24.5 million tourism nights in tourist accommodation establishments in Hungary in January–July 2024, 6.0% more than in the same period of the previous year.

Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023

The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic processes, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data of 500 tables, graphs and maps. Innovatively, the Tourism, catering chapter in the volume includes the gross receipts of tourist accommodation establishments by type of accommodation. Another change is that this year the Regional data chapter already presents territorial data by tourism area, giving greater emphasis to tourist destinations.

Snapshots, 2023 - Tourism, catering

Domestic tourism in 2023 was characterised by recovery and growth following the coronavirus pandemic. In total, foreign citizens made 13 million overnight trips to Hungary, 6.0% more than the number of days spent in the country, and their spending was 36% higher than in the previous year. The time spent by Hungarians on domestic overnight trips increased by 4.7%. The volume of turnover in food service establishments was 2.4% lower than in 2022.

Hungary, 2023

Geopolitical tensions continued to overshadow economic developments in 2023, with the gross domestic product falling by 0.9%. Inflationary pressures gradually eased, but the 17.6% annual increase in consumer prices led to a decline in real earnings and consumption, and negatively affected investment decisions. Despite the economic difficulties, employment has reached a record high. In 2023, the number of deaths and births continued to fall, in addition to the decrease in the number of women of childbearing age.

Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2023

The tables and graphs in the latest edition of the Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary provide a comprehensive insight into the evolution of social and economic trends in Hungary in 2023. Its international chapter allows for comparisons of major data primarily on member states of the European Union. The publication amasses, starting this year, commercial, private and other accommodation establishments in one unit.

International trips, Quarter 4 2023

The number of trips made by foreigners to Hungary was 11.1 million, while the number of trips made by Hungarians abroad was 4.9 million in Q4 2023. This represents an increase of 2.4% for the former and 13% for the latter compared to the same period last year. Foreign visitors to Hungary spent HUF 732 billion at current prices, up 35%, while spending by Hungarians travelling abroad increased by 47% to HUF 385 billion in the same period.