Domes­tic tourism on the rise despite coronavirus

The Nation­al Tourism Data Ser­vice Cen­ter shows a 300,000 increase in tourist num­bers com­pared to the same peri­od last year.

Offi­cial fig­ures show that domes­tic tourism num­bers are on the rise despite the threat of the coro­n­avirus. Data pub­lished by the Nation­al Tourism Data Ser­vice Cen­ter shows that around 1.5 mil­lion tourists stayed in com­mer­cial accom­mo­da­tion in the month of August. The data shows a 300,000 increase in tourist num­bers com­pared to the same peri­od last year.

On April 6, Prime Min­is­ter Vik­tor Orbán announced an eco­nom­ic pro­tec­tion action plan on pub­lic tele­vi­sion. The action plan con­sist­ed of five new pro­grams to help pro­tect Hungary’s econ­o­my. One of his points was focused on aid­ing the tourism and hos­pi­tal­i­ty indus­try. “More Bal­a­ton, less Adri­at­ic Sea,” the prime min­is­ter said.

Domes­tic trav­el­ers did just that and opt­ed to vis­it the pop­u­lar Lake Bal­a­ton and coun­try­side areas. The increased domes­tic trav­el helps to sup­port the local econ­o­my and low­ers the risk of infec­tion rate com­pared to that of inter­na­tion­al trav­el. The tourism indus­try in Budapest is still suf­fer­ing as it relies heav­i­ly on for­eign travelers.

Source: abouthun​gary​.hu