87 result(s) for hungarians in Getting around
More Hungarians Use Mobile To Pay For Parking
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
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Hungarians paid to park with the their mobile phones on 25% more occasions in the second year of operation of the National Mobile Payment Company, the company said. The National Mobile Payment Company became the sole collector of parking fees made with mobiles on July 1, 2014, though it also works with resellers. Drivers in Hungary have paid their parking fees by phone almost 38 million times in ...
Get On Board: Explore Hungary By Ship
- 28 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
Although Hungary has no seashores, but even though Hungarians are keen boatmen. So why not combining a ship excursion with sightseeing, or explore Lake Balaton on water? Hungary also has some beautiful old ships, so we can enjoy historic elegance while traveling on vessels. Here we have a selection of ideas for all those who love this kind of vehicle!
Hungary Fines Half A Million Motorists For Driving Without Vignette
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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NUSZ, the company that operates Hungary’s motorway toll system, fined 516,000 motorists a total 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) for driving without a vignette last year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday. About two-thirds of the drivers were Hungarian and the rest were foreigners, NUSZ spokesman Lajos Kibédi-Varga told the paper.
Uniquely Hungary: The Ugliest Statue In Budapest, By Anne Zwack
- 1 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
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At a time when statues are going up all over Budapest I would like to nominate a candidate for the ugliest statue in town. You should drive up above the Gellért Hotel to the corner of Minerva and Pipacs utca where the one time Swedish Legation is located.
Budapest Taxi Firm First To Accept Bitcoin
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
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Budapest Taxi is the first taxi company in Hungary to accept the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, it was announced yesterday. The service is based on technology provided by Hungarian start-up CoinPay, which operates ATMs and provides online exchange for the digital currency.
Stands Move Closer At Talks On Hungarian State Takeover Of Public Transport For Suburban Commuters
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
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The stands of the sides moved “much closer” at talks between the municipal council of Budapest and the national development ministry on public transport for Hungarians who commute from communities around the capital, the press departments of the two said in a joint statement.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
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A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
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Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Visit Museum Of Hungary’s Parliament For Free In April
- 12 Mar 2015 12:35 AM
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The Museum of Hungary’s Parliament was reopened on Friday after 66 years. Addressing the opening ceremony, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said the museum reflected the Hungarian nation’s intention to learn and draw strength from the past rather than to eradicate it.
More Hungarians Use Mobile To Pay For Parking
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungarians paid to park with the their mobile phones on 25% more occasions in the second year of operation of the National Mobile Payment Company, the company said. The National Mobile Payment Company became the sole collector of parking fees made with mobiles on July 1, 2014, though it also works with resellers. Drivers in Hungary have paid their parking fees by phone almost 38 million times in ...
Get On Board: Explore Hungary By Ship
- 28 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
Although Hungary has no seashores, but even though Hungarians are keen boatmen. So why not combining a ship excursion with sightseeing, or explore Lake Balaton on water? Hungary also has some beautiful old ships, so we can enjoy historic elegance while traveling on vessels. Here we have a selection of ideas for all those who love this kind of vehicle!
Hungary Fines Half A Million Motorists For Driving Without Vignette
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
NUSZ, the company that operates Hungary’s motorway toll system, fined 516,000 motorists a total 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) for driving without a vignette last year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday. About two-thirds of the drivers were Hungarian and the rest were foreigners, NUSZ spokesman Lajos Kibédi-Varga told the paper.
Uniquely Hungary: The Ugliest Statue In Budapest, By Anne Zwack
- 1 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
At a time when statues are going up all over Budapest I would like to nominate a candidate for the ugliest statue in town. You should drive up above the Gellért Hotel to the corner of Minerva and Pipacs utca where the one time Swedish Legation is located.
Budapest Taxi Firm First To Accept Bitcoin
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Taxi is the first taxi company in Hungary to accept the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, it was announced yesterday. The service is based on technology provided by Hungarian start-up CoinPay, which operates ATMs and provides online exchange for the digital currency.
Stands Move Closer At Talks On Hungarian State Takeover Of Public Transport For Suburban Commuters
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The stands of the sides moved “much closer” at talks between the municipal council of Budapest and the national development ministry on public transport for Hungarians who commute from communities around the capital, the press departments of the two said in a joint statement.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Visit Museum Of Hungary’s Parliament For Free In April
- 12 Mar 2015 12:35 AM
- getting around
The Museum of Hungary’s Parliament was reopened on Friday after 66 years. Addressing the opening ceremony, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said the museum reflected the Hungarian nation’s intention to learn and draw strength from the past rather than to eradicate it.