Results for 2000
Results for 2000
Our figures at present refer only to the first 10 months of 2000, but it can be stated with confidence that this year will be the best in the overall history of Hungarian tourism.
In the first 10 months, the income from international tourism attained EUR 3.139 billion, a 15% increase with respect to the same period of the previous year. The sector contributed EUR 2.197 billion to the balance-of-payments on current account. The surplus generated by tourism is 22% higher than the year before.
In the first 10 months, the number of guests at commercial lodging places (guest nights) grew by 5% (4%) with respect to the same period last year. The highest increase (62%) was observed at hotels offering some sort of medical therapy/health care.
The increase of hotel room price per guest night approached 9% (in EUR). As a result, the hotel room fee income reached an amount of HUF 72 billion. The increase in income for 5-star (4-star) hotels was 14% (21%). This also demonstrates that step by step the Hungarian tourism sector migrates towards more demanding visitors. The hotel capacity usage was almost 49%, which means a growth of almost 4%.
More than 26 million visitors (not tourists) came to Hungary in the first 10 months, 6.5% more than last year. Their specific spending increased by 7% and reached EUR 119.
