Guest nights in Hungary rise 7.8 percent in November

Guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary rose by 7.8 percent to 1,697,000 in November from the same period a year earlier, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday show.

The number of guest nights spent by domestic travellers rose by 1.6 percent to 856,000, and guest nights spent by foreign visitors increased by 15.0 percent to 842,000.

Revenue of commercial accommodations climbed 34.9 percent to HUF 35 billion (EUR 87.7m).

In January-November, the number of guest nights spent by domestic travellers rose by 19 percent and foreign guest night numbers jumped 114 percent, KSH said. Revenue of commercial accommodations increased by 70.0 percent to 421 billion forints during the period.