Hungary’s guest nights surge, boosting tourism outlook

Guest nights at commercial and private tourism accommodations in Hungary rose 9.7pc to 2,841,000 in November from the same period a year earlier, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Monday show.

The number of guest nights spent by domestic travellers climbed 3.8pc to 1,282,000, while guest nights spent by foreign visitors increased 15.2pc to 1,559,000, KSH says.

Revenue of commercial accommodations, which include hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, camp sites, resorts and hostels, rose 24pc to HUF 78bn.

A total of 21,856 tourism accommodations hosted guests in November, including 19,592 private and other accommodations.

For the period January-November, the number of guest nights at tourism accommodations rose 5.6pc year-on-year to 41,291,000. The number spent by domestic travellers increased 2.0pc to 20,804,000 and the number spent by foreign tourists climbed 9.5pc to 20,487,000.

Commenting on the fresh data, the National Economy Ministry said that guest nights in the capital had accounted for 46.3pc of the total in November. It added that elsewhere in the country, destinations around Lake Balaton were the most popular.

The tourism sector provides the livelihoods for around 400,000 households in Hungary.

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