Tourism, catering

Tourism is the activity of people who travel from their usual environment to another place, where they spend no more than one year for recreational, business or other purposes, but do not engage in gainful activity. 'Tourism and catering' includes statistics on the transit traffic of border crossings in Hungary, on the demand side of inbound, domestic and outbound tourism as well as on tourists, their journeys and related spending. In addition, it contains statistics on the capacity, guest turnover and revenues of commercial accommodation establishments and non-profit and for-profit other accommodation establishments in Hungary, as well as the characteristics of catering units operated in Hungary.

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The number of tourism nights increased by 19% and that of tourist arrivals by 23% compared to February 2023, Tourist arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments, February 2024

In February 2024, 883 thousand guests spent 2.2 million tourism nights at tourist accommodation establishments (commercial, private and other accommodation establishments). The number of guests was 23% higher and that of tourism nights 19% higher than a year earlier. The number of nights spent by domestic guests increased by 14% and that of international tourism nights by 24%. In January-February 2024, domestic guests spent 11% and international guests 18% more tourism nights in tourist accommodation establishments than in the same period of the previous year.

International trips, Quarter 4 2023

The number of trips made by foreigners to Hungary was 11.1 million, while the number of trips made by Hungarians abroad was 4.9 million in Q4 2023. This represents an increase of 2.4% for the former and 13% for the latter compared to the same period last year. Foreign visitors to Hungary spent HUF 732 billion at current prices, up 35%, while spending by Hungarians travelling abroad increased by 47% to HUF 385 billion in the same period.

Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022

Tens of thousands of data of the approximately 500 tables, graphs and maps offer an overview of Hungary’s demographic, social and economic processes, its environmental specifics and their timely changes. Unemployment in the 15–74 age group decreased year-on-year, being 3.6% in 2022. We amass this year commercial, private and other accommodation establishments in one unit, a novelty approach of our publication, providing a better picture about tourist traffic. Tourism nights at accommodation establishments were 39 million 821 thousand in 2022.

Hungary, 2022

The processes taken place in 2022 were mainly determined by the uncertain global environment due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the general and considerable price increases worldwide. Despite these challenges, the Hungarian economy's performance expanded by 4.6% year-on-year, above the EU average. Employment reached a new record high and average earnings rose significantly, but the impact of this was gradually eroded by surging inflation. Population decline continued at a lower pace than in the previous year.

Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022

Despite the adverse economic effects, GDP volume in 2022 was 4.6% higher than a year earlier, while the employment rate expanded to 74.4%. Fewer deaths followed the end of the pandemic, but the birth rate also fell compared to 2021. In addition to the above data, the tables and graphs in the latest edition of the Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, published every spring, provide a comprehensive insight into the evolution of social and economic trends in Hungary in 2022.