Tourists are breaking records at Lake Balaton
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Business online Világgazdaság writes that thanks to the hot summer and the versatile programmes at the beaches near Lake Balaton, tourism is at its peak, breaking records at the ‘Hungarian Sea’.
According to the chairman of the Touristic Association of Balaton (Balatoni Turizmus Szövetség), there are so many people visiting Lake Balaton these days that it has become a real challenge to find lodgings. Some of the luckier ones may find private accommodations in the nearby towns or villages (which is beneficial for local tourism), but others might have to resort to sleeping in their cars or putting up tents near their cars.
The expansion of the lodgings can be expected to start around 2020, so in the following two years, the task is to improve the regions parking opportunities and traffic as well.
This unprecedented flux in tourism can be explained by the hot weather, along with the varied and exciting programmes and activities organised around Lake Balaton.
On top of this, the quality of the water itself is exceptional, despite the hundreds of swimmers enjoying the coolness of it each day.
Some of the beaches were a full house, while others have seen 30 per cent more guests than the average. However, at the open-air beaches there was some staggering as compared to other years due to the heavy rains, but as August is expected to be hot and dry, the beaches will likely be able to make up for the losses of the previous months.
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