Budapest Has Potential To Become Top Tourism Destination

  • 11 Feb 2014 3:50 AM
Budapest Has Potential To Become Top Tourism Destination
Budapest has the potential to become a five-star global tourism destination, the consultancy firm BDO Hungary said in a survey. The STR Global international monitoring system shows that the average rate in Budapest’s five-star hotels is still among the cheapest, yet the city offers one of the richest architectural, cultural and gastronomical experiences in Europe.

The average room rate in five-star hotels was 99 euros in Budapest last year, as against 123 euros in Prague, 148 euros in Vienna and 185 euros in Munich.

Additionally, rooms were more available in Budapest than in rival cities. Most hotel experts believe that standardised and long-term tourism marketing is currently missing in Budapest, noting that while the Hungarian Tourism company spends around 5 million euros on promotion, Vienna earmarks 14 million euros and Prague 9 million for the purpose each year.

According to the Central Statistical Office, the number of guest nights at commercial accommodation in Hungary rose by an annual 4.6% to 1,305,000 in December.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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