Government declares Tokaj, Balaton, Budapest and Sopron priority tourism areas

Budapest, July 6 (MTI) – Tokaj, Balaton, Budapest and Sopron are to be treated as priority areas in the government’s tourism development strategy, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday.
The Hungarian Tourism Agency told the paper that the development of hotels and tourist attractions would be based on a unified strategy in order to boost the country’s attractiveness and the competitiveness of players in the sector.

The goal at a later stage is to reduce taxes on the sector as well as provide targeted subsidies for tourism development, the agency told the paper.
Source: MTI