Budapest among the most dynamically growing tourist destinations in Europe

According to mno.hu, Budapest seems to be a more and more attractive destination among tourists. Based on a recent report by Euromonitor, Budapest was visited by 3,505,000 foreigners last year, which puts it into the 55^th place on the list featuring 100 cities.

The world’s most visited city is Hong Kong, followed by Bangkok and London. When it comes to Europe, the most visited cities are London, Paris and Rome. This is probably not surprising for most people, however, regarding the increase in traffic, Budapest almost made it into the top three cities.

After Heraklion, Athens and Artvin, Budapest is listed as the fourth strongest performing tourist destination. When evaluating the growth of cities, the researches took into consideration stays that were longer than one day but shorter than one year.

Experts think that the success of Budapest lies in its affordability and security.

The researchers also took into consideration the effects of terrorism on tourism. This is how they explain the weak performance of Brussels, Paris, Nice and Istanbul.

Most of us love to travel, but there’s another side to the coin: the locals. For instance, the population of Venice is constantly decreasing because locals are fed up with the 28 million tourists that visit the city every year.