New Budapest brand video featuring world’s top influencers released – VIDEO

The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) has announced the completion of a new Budapest brand video featuring the world’s top influencers. The agency noted that the number of guest nights from the United States has surged, thanks to the influencers’ efforts in promoting the capital.

50 foreign influencers boost Budapest tourism

According to turizmus.com, a Hungarian tourism-focused media outlet, the new Budapest brand video was created during a three-day trip of top foreign influencers in May 2024. The Budapest Influencer Trip was organised by the Hungarian Tourism Agency, which uses taxpayers’ money to highlight Hungary’s attractions and increase tourist visits. Fifty foreign content creators participated in the trip.

Turizmus.com reported that the influencers shared over 2,000 posts about Budapest and the trip, showcasing the wonders of the Hungarian capital. These international influencers, each with millions of followers, produced more than 1,000 Instagram stories, 900 posts, and over 200 TikTok videos about their visit.

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As a result of this marketing activity, 340 million users from 150 countries got a glimpse of the Hungarian capital’s attractions, including its tourist, historical, and culinary offerings, unique places and unforgettable programme options. The new Budapest brand video is the culmination of this project.

New Budapest brand video released

The main aim of the Budapest Influencer Trip was to attract more tourists from the 25-40 age group. The 50 participants came from 14 countries, all crucial markets for Hungary’s tourism industry.

According to the MTÜ, the number of foreign tourists in the capital increased by 20%. Guest nights from the USA rose by 54% in the three and a half weeks following the influencer trip. There was also a significant increase in tourists from the Gulf countries.

You can view the new Budapest brand video, which aims to strengthen Budapest’s position in the global tourism market, here:

DK believes MTÜ spent taxpayers’ money in vain

The Democratic Coalition (DK), an opposition party led by former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, has criticised the influencer trip. They claimed that EUR 2.5 million of Hungarian taxpayers’ money was wasted. Some influencers mistakenly identified Prague as the location, media1.hu wrote.

In another video, an influencer mentioned travelling around Europe without specifying Budapest, while another spoke of being on holiday without mentioning the destination.

Consequently, the DK has reported the issue to the police, and the MTÜ has threatened legal action.

Furthermore, DK has submitted public information requests regarding all contracts signed between MTÜ and the influencers.

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1 Comment

Londonsteve says:

27/06/2024 at 16:13

Fully 50% of the time is spent looking at attractive people pouting, not showcasing the city. I’m not part of the Zoomer generation but I didn’t recognise a single person, they could have all been film extras for all I know. I guess I’m not the target market for this video, but then who is? Solely people in their 20s, some of whom spend their lives glued to their phone watching TikTok?

It’s an ‘innovative’ idea engaging with influencers but I’m not sure this is going to accomplish much. It gets photos of Budapest in front of the younger generation, some of whom might decide to travel there at a later date, but is it financially more advantageous hosing all this money at ‘influencers’ than a broad advertising campaign targeting people of all stripes? My feeling is that it was more about shepherding people around NER owned hotels and restaurants and getting them to publish glamorous photos from these locales. The MTU pays the influencer fees, the NER benefits from additional clientele at no cost to them.