Number of tourist arrivals (nearly 1.9 million) up 4.4% year-on-year and tourism nights (4.4 million) up 5.1%
In June 2025, nearly 1.9 million guests spent 4.4 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments1. The number of tourist arrivals was up by 4.4% and tourism nights by 5.1% compared to a year earlier, which was also boosted by the Pentecost long weekend falling in June this year. In January-June 2025, the number of domestic and international guests arriving to tourist accommodation establishments was 3.2% and 13% higher than in the same period of the previous year.
In June 2025:
Overall, the number of tourist arrivals and of tourism nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments increased by 4.4% and 5.1%, respectively. Based on seasonally adjusted data, the number of arrivals expanded by 5.2% and that of tourism nights by 6.1% compared to June 2024. 69% of guests arrived at commercial accommodation establishments, where their number grew by 2.9% from the previous year. Private and other accommodation establishments recorded 7.8% more tourist arrivals than a year earlier.
The number of domestic tourist arrivals and of domestic tourism nights were 2.3% and 4.1% higher respectively than in the same month of the previous year. Based on seasonally adjusted data, the number of domestic arrivals grew by 2.7% and that of domestic tourism nights by 4.5% compared to June 2024. The 1.0 million domestic guests spent 2.2 million tourism nights at tourist accommodation establishments, within which commercial accommodation establishments registered 692 thousand tourist arrivals and 1.5 million tourism nights. Hotels received 65% of the latter arrivals, where their number grew by 2.7% compared to a year earlier. The number of domestic tourist arrivals in private and other accommodation was 3.8% higher than in June 2024. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of domestic arrivals increased the most in the Szeged area2 (by 18%), while it decreased only in the Eger region (by 1.5%). The number of domestic arrivals to tourist accommodation establishments was 1.7% higher at Lake Balaton and 1.2% lower in Budapest.
The number of international tourist arrivals was up by 6.8% and that of international tourism nights by 6.1% compared to the same month of the previous year. Based on seasonally adjusted data, the number of international arrivals grew by 10% and that of international tourism nights by 8.2% compared to June 2024. The 889 thousand international guests having arrived at tourist accommodation establishments spent nearly 2.2 million tourism nights there, of which commercial accommodation establishments registered 609 thousand tourist arrivals and around 1.5 million tourism nights. Hotels received 79% of the latter arrivals, where their number was 1.4% higher than a year earlier. The number of foreign tourist arrivals in private and other accommodation establishments was 13% higher than in June 2024. Compared to the same month last year, the number of international arrivals increased most (by 17%) in the tourism area of Tokaj and Nyíregyháza and decreased most (by 6.8%) in the Gyula region. The number of international arrivals to tourist accommodation was 8.7% higher at Lake Balaton and 6.7% higher in Budapest.
A total of 32,737 tourist accommodation establishments, within which 2,924 commercial and 29,813 private or other accommodation establishments welcomed guests.
Of commercial accommodation establishments, 1,019 hotels and 1,161 boarding houses were open for part or all of June.
The total gross sales revenue of tourist accommodation establishments amounted to HUF 107.6 billion, 9.8% more at current prices than a year earlier.
Széchenyi Recreation Card was used by cardholders to spend around HUF 3.9 billion, 6.4% more at current prices compared to the same month of the previous year, at tourist accommodation establishments.
In January-June 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year:
Tourist accommodation establishments recorded a total of 8.2 million tourist arrivals, up 7.8%.
The number of domestic and international tourist arrivals was up by 3.2% and 13% respectively (4.0 million and nearly 4.2 million) in tourist accommodation establishments.
Summary data
| Indicator | Value | Change on same period of previous year, % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | January–June 2025 | June 2025 | January–June 2025 | |||||
| tourist accommodation establishments | of which: commercial accommodation establishments | tourist accommodation establishments | of which: commercial accommodation establishments | tourist accommodation establishments | of which: commercial accommodation establishments | tourist accommodation establishments | of which: commercial accommodation establishments | |
| Domestic tourist arrivals, thousands | 1000 | 692 | 4041 | 2957 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| International tourist arrivals, thousands | 889 | 609 | 4182 | 2847 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 12.8 | 8.6 |
| Tourist arrivals, total, thousands | 1889 | 1301 | 8222 | 5805 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 |