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Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
BUDAPEST, THE CULTURAL AND TOURISTIC CAPITAL OF FOUR SEASONS
Mr. Nándor KÁRTESZI Diplomat (economy and trade)
Embassy of Hungary, Beijing
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
2009: 2.3 million guest arrivals,
5.6 million overnight stays
2018: ~4.5 million guest arrivals,
>10,3 million overnight stays
(est.)
Number of guests and overnight
stays has almost doubled in just
over a decade!
Number of guest arrivals from
China has increased sevenfold
(7x) in the same period!
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
European „Golden Triangle” Cities are preceded only by Paris (48,1 M)
and London (79,9 M) in the dimension of overnight stay!
• A total of 43,6 million
overnights spent in the
Vienna-Prague-Budapest
Golden Triangle for 2017,
surpassing the tourism
industry performance of
Berlin, Barcelona, Rome
as well!
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Rank Source country Overnight stays
in Budapest (2017)
% Change in BP (2017/16)
Overnight stays in Budapest
(Jan-Nov 2018)
1. UNITED KINGDOM 927,960 +5,0 % 872,101
2. THE UNITED STATES 682,963 +10,8 % 728,308
3. GERMANY 646,351 +11,1 % 640,538
4. ITALY 585,464 +2,4 % 515,738
5. SPAIN 387,071 +7,7 % 401,028
6. FRANCE 371,693 +6,2 % 330,465
7. RUSSIA 356,735 +22,6 % 336,988
8. ISRAEL 353,688 +13,3 % 350,850
9. CHINA 289,386 +19,7 % 313,875
10. THE NETHERLANDS 252,954 +0,9 % 210,601
FOREIGN OVERNIGHTS TOTAL 8,817,442 +7,3 % 8,331,052
Overnight stays in commercial accomodations
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Connections between Budapest and China
Total PAX number at BUD Airport by end 2018:
15 million (est.)
THE PRESENT:
Direct flight from Beijing to BUD via Minsk operated
by Air China (4 times/week)
Best flight connections between Chongqing Jiangbei
and BUD:
1. QATAR AIRWAYS via Doha Hamad (1 transfer)
2. AEROFLOT via Moscow - Urumqi (2 transfer)
THE NEAR FUTURE:
Direct BUD-Shanghai flights to start Summer
2019 operated by China Eastern Airlines
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Connections between Budapest and China
AIWTC together with Hungarian Consulate in Chongqing and Chongqing Municipal Government are pushing to open a new flight route from Chongqing(CKG) to Budapest. Expected opening in 2019.
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
Budapest, The City of Superlatives
The World’s Second Most Beautiful City
(Bloomberg/World Chacha, 2018)
The world's longest metropolitan thermal
karst cave system
New York Café Boscolo: The Most Beautiful
Café In The World
Great Market Hall: The Best Market In Europe
(CNN Travel)
The 2nd largest synagogue in the world
3rd largest parliament building in the world
The Cheapest City For a Cultural Break 2018 (Countryliving.com)
Aria Hotel Budapest: The Best Hotel In The
World (TripAdvisor, 2017)
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
BRILLIANT BUDAPEST
A very exotic atmosphere, with mixed
architectural styles
Coexistence of vibrant historical and
present-day sights
Danube panorama with graceful bridges
UNESCO World Heritage
Buda Castle, House of Parliament
Andrássy Avenue
Jewish quarter: living traditions, culture & high-end gastronomy („haute cuisine”)
Historical thermal baths & spas
Buzzing art & culture scenes
High-class cultural and sporting events
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
A CITY WITH LIVING HISTORY
• Holy Crown of Hungary: the
symbol of Hungarian Christian
statehood
• Andrássy Avenue: one of Europe’s
most magnificent promenades
• Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
• Millennium Underground Railway
• Castle Garden Bazaar: event hall +
unique attraction as well
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THE CITY OF SPAS
• Budapest is the only capital of the world with several spas, unifying the Ottoman Turkish and modern European bathing culture in one place!
• 118 wells and natural springs, providing 70 million liters of water per day
• Open-air thermal pool, saunas and various medicinal services even in the Széchenyi Baths and Gellért Baths
• The most frequented SPA unit is Széchenyi Baths (1,6 M guests/year)
• St. Lukács Medicinal Baths: free entrance for BP Card holders
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SPORT 2019
• Budapest got 7th place ranked by Global Sports
Impact (GSI) Cities Index following London, Tokyo…
• Growing number of international competitions:
marathons, half marathons, rowing, triathlon
• In 2019, at least one sporting event takes place
every day of the year!
• F1 Hungarian Grand Prix: 04.08.2019.
• Red Bull Air Race: 14.07.2019.
• World Table Tennis Championship (21-28 April)
• BP provides venue for qualifying championships for
Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics: fencing, pentathlon
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
FESTIVALS FOR EVERY SEASON
Budapest Spring Festival: Russian composers
and works by Franz Liszt in the limelight
Budapest Spring Fair: excellent home made
dishes, quality handmade gifts and various
discounts with Budapest Card®
Budapest Summer Festival: the country’s
hottest open-air performing arts festival all
summertime long (June-August)
CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival:
the biggest art event of the autumn season
Budapest Advent and Christmas Fair
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
EXPLORE BUDAPEST ON YOUR OWN WAY!
Many different ways to discover Budapest:
Funicular to Buda Castle
Budapest Castle Bus (FREE with BP Card)
Original Asian three-wheeler TukTuk
Budapest Bike Day Tour
Sightseeing boats, water limousine
The European continent’s first amphibious bus
powered by RiverRide (-10% off with BP Card)
Wooden-framed tramways (historic tram)
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
DISCOVER THE SURROUNDINGS
Picturesque Szentendre:
• zigzagging streets
• art galleries and church spires
• enchanting Danube Bank
• living Balkan folk heritage
Gödöllő:
• The baroque Royal Palace with a
stateful English landscape garden
• Living heritage of the favourite
empress of the Hungarians, „Sissi”
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Major Tasks of The Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre (BFTK)
• Support the development of Budapest
tourism
• Organize high level cultural events in
Budapest
• Destination management: coordination
& lobbying
• Official tourist information
• Official travel trade (B2B) information
www.budapestinfo.hu/budapest-festival-
and-tourism-centre
Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
Major Tasks of The Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre (BFTK)
• To promote Budapest as a host
city of international and global
events (incl. sport, culture,
leisure, MICE)
• To build up Budapest as a city
brand
• Issuing and distribution of the
official Budapest Card®
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• Hungarian capital’s official city card:
„KEY TO THE CITY”
• A service portfolio that includes over
100 offers with a growing number of
service providers:
Free public transport in Budapest
Free walking sightseeing tours in the
city in English
Free admission to St. Lukács Thermal
Bath and Swimming Pool
Free admission to over 20 major must-
see attractions and 17 museums
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• Discount prices for numerous
sightseeing programs in the city
• Further discount entry fees to 30+
historical sights and sites, museums
and cultural programs
• Discount entry fee to a unique Day Spa
• Discount entry fees to the unique
historical spas of Budapest
• Discount door-to-door airport transfer
service by miniBUD®
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Retail prices
from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019:
• 24-hour Budapest Card: EUR 21.99
• 48-hour Budapest Card: EUR 32.99
• 72-hour Budapest Card: EUR 42.99
• 72-hour Budapest Card Plus: EUR 66,90
• 72-hour Budapest Card Junior: EUR 32.99
• 96-hour Budapest Card: EUR 52.99
• 120-hour Budapest Card: EUR 62.99
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The Budapest Card Plus 72h powered by SZIGET
What makes it a Plus?
In addition to the 30+ services included in
the BUDAPEST CARD product range for
free, you also get:
a FREE airport transfer by miniBUD,
a FREE Danube cruise by Legenda.
Special discount at…
A38, the ship voted Europe’s best club
venue,
the iconic ferris wheel Budapest Eye,
the Michelin-starred Costes Downtown
restaurant.
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The BUDAPESTINFO Point Network
• 7 authorized tourist information
offices in different parts of the city
• Approx. 750,000 visitor/year
• Publications and program guides, also
ticket purchase opportunities
• More than 20 information desks on the
streets and public spaces
• Latest Budapestinfo® office has been
opened next to the Great Market Hall,
Autumn 2018
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Budapest, Capital of Four Seasons
Thank You For Your Kind Attention!
Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre
Ms. Teodóra Bán
Managing Director
www.budapestinfo.hu