Posts Tagged ‘Budapest’

7 Jul

Herald News: RYANAIR celebrating the 30th anniversary with low fare seats!

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The Irish  Ryanair is one of Europe’s favorite airline, to-day announced at the media briefing in Budapest their new winter route service connected in celebrating their three decades anniversary with its new Budapest to Eilat Ovda flights by releasing seats for sale for travelers between the period of November and December, 2015. To-and-from Budapest – Eilat Ovda (Israel), beginning from November,7. 2015 in having weekly two flights on Wednesday with starting price 9.299 HUF and Saturday’s 13.029HUF for one-way ticket.

The press meeting  was opened by Ms. Audrey Legaigneur – Ryanair Sales & Marketing Deputy Manager and Denis Barabas – Sales & Marketing Executive Romania.

Ms. Audrey Legaigneur welcomed the press representatives and continued by saying the following: Quote: „This year’s newest routes by Ryanair from Budapest – Hungary, Kaunas – Lithuania and Krakow – Poland flying twice a week to Eilat, which will be the first low-cost airline flights to Israel. The winter service to-and-from Eilat Ovda (Israel) starting on the first week-end in November, 7. 2015., and will be on sale from tomorrow, Wednesday, July, 8. until midnight Friday, July, 10. 2015. www.ryanair.com.  The airline is counting on having 40000 passengers annually within their new routes. Negotiations are out within the Israeli authorities in order to fly to other cities as well. The Hungarian consumers already have had chosen Ryanair for the low fares, industry leading customer service and despite of the great route choice. Now they can also book their flights even earlier on our improved website and app with mobile boarding passes, carry free small 2nd carry-on bag, enjoy allocated seats. Our new Family Extra package with its extras and Business Plus services will make the travelers a much pleasure flight and also to use their personal electronic devices at all stages of their flight will be available. Ryanair continues to deliver so much more than just the regular low fares airlines.”

Most probably these amazing low fares will be in favor for many and will vanish quickly, customers should log  quickly to avoid missing the chance to fly by Ryanair to the sunny Red Sea while in Europe the cold days are the usual days.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

18 Jun

New direct flights from Toronto – Montreal en route to Budapest by Air Transat Canadian Airline – 2015.

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Outside the Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport welcomes with national flags the first flight arrival of

Air Transat  – Canadian Airline!

During the late morning hours the Air Transat Canadian airline for the first occasion landed 45 minutes earlier … thanks to the tailwind … at the Liszt Ferenc Airport flying from Toronto making an over stop in Montreal en route to Budapest – Hungary. On the occasion a ceremony was held to the start-up airline flight arrival by Lisa Helfand – Canadian Ambassador to Hungary, Péter Szijjártó – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations, Nicole Conrad-  European sales director of the Canadian Air Transat and Jost Lammers – CEO of Budapest Airport.

Szijjártó Péter – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations at the opening flight ceremony said Canada has the third-largest airline flights and is important to open the economy, tourism and national policy. Added, in 2014 Canadian  arriving to Hungary reach 34 thousand individuals,  which was 9% higher than in the previous year’s and upon the recent census figures 314 thousand Hungarians live in Canada.  Let alone in Toronto 53 thousand and by the new flight will most probably, significantly facilitates and strengthen both side the relationships.

Lisa Helfand, Canada’s ambassador to Budapest, also emphasized the human links to bring much closer and also addressed the importance of the presence of increasing economic relations.

This year will be only one weekly flight, but  planning to have 3 flights/week from 2016, between the two Canadian cities … Montreal and Toronto via  Budapest Airport … back-and-forth.

Jost Lammers – CEO Budapest Airport, said at the press gathering,  quote: “We have been working hard for over the years with our Canadian partners to start this a new service and now we are proud to announce the success of our joint efforts and with a sizeable number of people living in the Toronto and Montreal area with Hungarian ancestry or having family ties, the new flight is most likely to be successful”.

On the Air Transat Airbus carrier A 330-200 offer wide-body with a total of 345 seats. Having 12 Club Class and 333 economy seats. Stepping into the aircraft smiles on the two dedicated flight attendants welcomed the media representatives onboard and held a short “inflight” verbal tour introducing the special shade of color effects changing depending on the day or night flights to ease the tiredness on the long overseas flight. Was told, the blue color leather seats had been ordered, specially manufactured in Germany and the Air Transat is the only aircraft flying around the globe in having this unique blue color leather seats.

The passengers flying aboard Airbus A310 aircraft may launch its new iOS to access a world of on-demand inflight entertainment via the Air Transat CinePlus application. It is available at their own play stores. This mobile application allows travellers access to their flight status, information on the destinations offered by the airline and allows the passengers to download their electronic documents and also to access a variety of inflight entertainment such as: movies, TV- series or their kind of music  with the use of their own tablet or smart phone. The Transat’s application is free of charge and available in English and French language … thus making travel more comfy,  to plan  and  make the flight easier.

Update and snaps by: Aggie Reiter

15 Jun

Discover the specialities of Italy within the Italian Days in Budapest!

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Made in Italy  is on its way … served in Hungary!

There you go .. a huge slice of Italy at your fingertips on the Italian Days  at the Central Market Hall! 

June, 16-18. 2015.

District IX., 1-3. Vámház Boulevard

Opening hours: from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m.

The Hall and Market Management of the Municipality of Budapest and the Trade Office of Italy in Budapest will host the Italian Days in the most frequently visited market place of Budapest at the Central Market Hall.

The main purpose of the event is to acquaint visitors  with Italian products. The exhibition mainly target the food industry, tourism, catering and craft sectors. In the coming two-days it will be a special opportunity to see the various offers,  stop by to taste the real  Italian qualities.

Dozens of exhibitors will be awaiting visitors with a huge range of Italian food products, sweets and world-famous Italian coffee, olive oils, wine tasting, Italian ham and much more to see as rolling around the main corridor on the pathway at the Grand Market.

No way, the visitors will leave the market without the opportunity not to fill their bags.  The organizers are warmly welcoming the visitors to stay in “Italy” even if it is just rolling inside at the Market and doing shopping.

Ciao  …  Bon Appetit!

Mark the coming days  to see you in Italy, I mean at the Italian Days – Market Hall –Budapest.

Update by Aggie Reiter

31 May

Judafest Street Festival – Budapest – 2015.

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 Hungary’s biggest social event at the historic Jewish Quarter in Budapest – 2015.

Sunday, June, 7.

10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

District, VII., Kazinczy Street

 Free admission

Here we go again … the culinary and cultural life will vibrant downtown. Hungary’s almost all Jewish organizations will be present.

Well, seems like only in one wink the year has passed since the 2014 year’s awesome:

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Some folks may not be happy for getting one year older, but anyway who have been awaiting for the date to come by will surely be there to get loose, to get into entertaining themselves in the Kazinczy Street and celebrate the diversity of Jewish culture together once again! There will be three stages, performing more than 30 artists with ongoing concerts and 50 alsort of programs.  No need to worry about food nor drinks … 40 stalls  will  be on the whole lane, drinks to plenty of  food will initiate by the scented delicacies for those passing by.

For being interested in the multitude of Jewish culture at the street festival mark the day which is less than a week ahead and  spend a full-day filled with programs will each will find themselves the one of interest. Courts for all age children will be almost on every corner.

This year’s festival guest of honor will be Poland.

During the day … The Rzeszow Klezmer Band (PL)

Only on Sunday, June, 7., in front of the Kazinczy Street Synagogue an exhibition can be seen of famous  Polish Jews.

The visitors to the Judafest also will get the opportunity to explore, taste the flavorful authentic Jewish and Polish dishes. On the spot there will be a huge collection of craft art items to see or simply falling in love and to purchase.

Just a sample from the programs … Guided walks in the hidden corners of the old Jewish quarter – Mazsike, Instant courses: Polish, Hungarian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Fair and Market, pancake counter, Chill-out Zone, Cinema Tent, Polish village, Civil kibitzer Street, People of Miracles adventure game for kids, Hebrew calligraphy, Jewish restaurants and cakes and cookies from the district’s confectionery.

 Update by Aggie Reiter

29 May

News Flash … 9th “Főzdefeszt” – Street Food Show – June, 5-7. 2015. – Budapest

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Venue … Városliget – City Park – Olof Palme promenade.

In just less than a week Hungary’s famous craft-beer festival is rolling along its way again between  at the Városliget – Budapest’s City Park,  which is the second largest public park in the District XIV. The total area is situated on 100 hectares. It has actually about 81 hectares of rich park  with approx. 6500 tree stands with shady canopies. The most elegant historical park where the open-air beer garden will take place.

More to it … probably not on my own by saying one of the biggest periodically arranged open-air beer-garden in the world.

Hungary’s craft-beer scene has seen an incredible growth in the last few years and even gaining more-and-more speed-up! The Főzdefeszt – Craft Beer Festival has grown from being an average festival of attracting 10.000 visitors to a mass-celebration with 40-50000 individuals twice a year. Főzdefeszt is the greatest gastronomical event of Hungary.

Despite the huge growth the Főzdefeszt is not an average beer festival, had managed to preserve its original peaceful and amiable character … no roaring music, nor second-hand pop stars, nor grunting pig gangs,  nor quantitative drinking,  nor short drinks, nor binge-drinking and most importantly neither crappy beer.

binge-drinking. Főzdefeszt is just becoming a professionally organized quality event. This is the first time to deploy the branded glasses ruling out the ugly, inappropriate and pollutant plastic-mugs.

A must-visit venue, … if wish to know where Hungarian beer is heading … if you want to taste several new breweries sprung up throughout the winter, or  … if  interested to check out how the old favors had improved and kept their qualities.

For the third time, they organize the festival together within their twin-festival, Street Food Show, the best and original street-food fare in Budapest. Also managed to pull the scenes together just like a few years ago the Főzdefeszt did it with the breweries.

On the spot there will be 50 beer-stands showcasing around 200 brews,  as well as 30 food-vendors, that will offer everything that will surely catch the eyes and taste.

Opening hours: Friday, June, 5.,   3 p.m.  June, 6. 2 a.m.
Saturday, June, 6. Noon  – June, 7., 2 a.m.
Sunday, June, 7., Noon  – Midnight

Free entry … just to buy a “Főzdefest” glass for beer drinking.

Update by Aggie Reiter

14 May

3D Printing – The real industrial revolution – Budapest – 2015.

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Meet the machines that change the world.

District V.,  Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Square – Akvarium Club – Budapest

Thursday, May, 14. – Saturday, May, 16.

Budapest 3D Printing Days, organized for the 3rd. time this year and brings 40 exhibitors on hand. The visitors will also be offered have a chance to explore and try out the latest 3D printers and software.  The aim is to showcase the very best of this technology to the audience – returning visitors will be awarded by the rapid nature of development in this field, which is also observable in the local markets as well.  It is about so much more than printing plastic trinkets … less spectacular but all the more relevant production technology and product development integration will slowly reshape the industrial background behind our object culture.

The concept of 3D printing is unbelievably broad and when we  … mistakenly … reduce it to action figure printers, we likely are forgetting all of the of the technical, scientific or medical the advances which would have been impossible without the additive manufacturing process. Shapes that have had been previously impossible to manufacture, structures which were before too complex to mass produce with the 3D printing has made its way to be a part of our reality and in many fields to be used not in the future but to-day as well.

At the 3 days event visitors may see many awesome ideas placed into force and there is nothing strange in it, cause if just thinking of the invention of steel-bar  made fence in the 19th century was an unimaginable novelty and now-a-days  it does not trigger  anybody’s mind.

In the meantime here is one of the exhibitors, worthwhile to see and talk to the creators, Calin Brandabur and Mihai Soare who will be there to answer any of your questions and to present technical live demonstrations. Their Symme3D is being showcased for the first time internationally here in  Budapest  at the 3D Printing Days.

In brief a little background of  the … “ Symme3D is the first multifunctional delta platform 100% designed, engineered and manufactured in Romania. It was designed by Calin Brandabur to be used as a manufacturing tool for modules developed for personal use. The public interest was high so now Symme3D became a product on its own. The platform features 10 interchangeable tool heads for 3D printing, Laser etching, CNC milling and will be the first desktop sized pick and place machine worldwide. With Symme3D a DIY maker, engineer, hardware startup or even established company can control the full life-cycle of a hardware product development from PCB milling, for the electronics, Stencil laser cutting to easily apply the solder paste on the PCB to 3D printing  cases / boxes or frames for the final product. Also coming later this year, the first fully automated, desktop sized, Pick And Place machine! The Symme3D will be available to purchase in Summer 2015. … “

Soon spicing up with more 3D exhibitors.

Update  and snaps by Aggie Reiter

14 May

Chinese citizens inbound tourism in Hungary.

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His Excellency Xiao Qian, People’s Republic of China Ambassador to Hungary and Dr. Ádám Ruszinkó – Deputy State Secretary for Tourism met at the Ministry of National Economy to support tourism  in the region’s countries.

Hungary official member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), ratified by the General Assembly Resolution, which provided for the official Chinese languages among the admission of the World Tourism Organization. The Hungarian tourism with diplomacy helped to create the most dynamically developing China’s official language to the UNWTO and quickly became a language of among the world’s major tourist source markets.

The latest news on Chinese citizens inbound tourism in Hungary  show a number of Chinese tourists traveling to Hungary is dynamically increasing from year to year. China is among the main countries standing in the 20th place sending tourist to Hungary. Chinese tourists visiting Europe usually visit Hungary during their second or third journey. The Chinese tourists generally gather a positive impression of Hungary.

The number of Chinese tourists typically within Central and Eastern European countries travel within organized groups visiting Hungary. Most occasions making joint visits together with Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Germany.

In Hungary around 40 Chinese tour operators and travel agency offering short and long vacation time to spend learn about  both counties culture, landscapes, food and a wide  selection of wines from  internationally renowned winemaker at their vineyards.

Currently within the ADS system 82 accredited travel agency are in Hungary.

The China Tourism Administration (CNTA) regional branch to be open in Hungary with a new regional office in Budapest will make it much easier for the countries dealing with tourism co-operation between China and Central and Eastern European countries with the support of the regional coordinator of tourism. Hungary is in co-operation, coordinating, promoting Chinese tourism within 16 countries in this region. In the year 2014, 100000 Chinese tourist visited Hungary.

From the first of May, Air China will carry four times a week: Sunday – Monday – Wednesday –Friday, back-and-forth on board the Airbus A330 passengers from Beijing to Budapest with the planes stopping over for a short while in the Belorussian capital Minsk,  continuing its flight to the .  From Budapest the aircrafts will fly straight to the Chinese capital. This will a milestone easier for Chinese and Hungarian traveling tourists and business individuals to reach their destinations as travel time only lasts 7 hours.With Air China landing in Budapest it is like opening a new window between the two countries which will be much easier to promote mutual traveling.

Air China flights to Budapest will be really successful when the endpoints on travel aspects will be resolved  so the groups visiting Budapest flown by Air China may be able to continue their travel,  heading to Munich, Vienna, Geneva, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf or Milan. Expectations will be coming up in the winter scheduling season.

 Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

6 May

Rosé Wine and Champagne Festival in Budapest!

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ONLY TWO DAYS TO COME  … join and celebrate the sparkling … ROSÉ WINE AND CHAMPAGNE FESTIVAL IN BUDAPEST!

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Budapest Congress Center

District, XII., 1-3 Jagelló Road

Chestnut Garden (Gesztenyés kert) – Budapest.

Just in case not yet decided where to spend your coming week-end … here is a hint!

Have a great time strolling-around, tasting mouth-watering Rosé wine and champagne and as „siders” enjoying the gastronomic delicacies. A superb selection of sparkling Rosé still wines with all kind of pleasures to match this upcoming outdoor festival  to enjoy the tasting, sights and sounds at the Rosé and Champagne Garden!

The opening hours: Friday, April, 8. – 2 p.m. – midnight, Saturday, May, 9.  – 10 a.m. – midnight, Sunday, May, 9. – 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Entry tickets on the spot: 4500HUF.

To grab a tasting glass for 1000HUF can be rented. There will be a draw from those visitors buying their ticket to the event and with a little luck will receive a ŠKODA gift package.

A superb selection of Rosé still wine will guaranty the mood at this outdoor festival to unloose, relax in the warmth of starting a superb week-end now that the summertime is finally around. Pleasures do not end with only sipping the finest Rosé wines and Champagne during the 3 days event, because there will be Sparkling Wine Parade, Street Food, to roll over to the Jazzy stage where concerts will be held and then after to party on at the Dj gathering. No problem of having kids to join their parents during the 3 days festival, cause the organisers kept them in mind of having plenty of programs for them such as: artisan workshop, face painting, learning how to bake bread, folk dance and will be set up a small traffic venue for the kids to study for proper road use … just mention a few activities.

There maybe wines not yet known, nor tasted so now is a terrific  time to taste as many and in the future to know which brand comfort you the best … see the brands shown through the side-show .

Cheers!

Update by Aggie Reiter

30 Apr

Danube Regatta – International rowing and dragon boat race – Budapest – 2015!

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Saturday, April, 25. 2015.  …  was at the right time in the right place!

The university’s  rowers and dragon boat sport competition took two hours with  fingers crossed cheerleaders and spinning excitements rowing on the River Danube – Budapest.

Saturday, April, 25 at the River Danube was the terrific venue for hustle and bustle, enjoying spring’s sunshine, university lifestyle, the Danube Party, concerts and a bunch of entertainment  … The Danube Regatta created a tradition to call up bring closer together rival universities.  The foreigner and Hungarian university’s rowers and students  filled the wharf  as the “Row in Budapest”  splashing race began.

The international rowing and dragon boat sports competition between universities at the Danube regatta. In addition to the twelve national higher education institution. Professional rowing-men flew over to Budapest to take part at the race on the water from the Harvard and the Princeton University  to compete at this sport festival of the year as well.

In the dragon boat race the Széchenyi István University team won and stood on the highest stand, in front of the University of Civil Service. The second  place was won by the eight rowers from the City of Győr University team. The third stand was reached by  the Princeton University team and the Corvinus University of Budapest was just a wink away and came in fourth.

The winning rowers from America, the Harvard University became the first ahead of the Hungary’s Széchenyi István University being the second, and rowing in the third place was the Princeton University team from the United States.

Thousands of bystanders had great interest to be present at this competition and the full day shows were attracted by the strolling by visitors and those who wish to do some exercise could choose from several options.

The rowing sporty event was opened by Colleen Bell, the US Ambassador, who  shared some sporty thoughts of her own University year in Scotland and also thanked the invitation of the Center of József Antall to open this fabulous rowers race.

The competition was made up of professional and amateur dragon boat rowers teams. István Simicskó – Secretary of State for sport also rowed the boat with his daughter representing the University of Physical Education. The team eventually finished in third place.

The Danube Regatta was a generally spectacular event for audiences of all ages, it had also an important specific aim of bringing young and elder folks closer to each other, and to pump up yourselves in the daily live with a little movement.

Here is a short shot … a few seconds off the start:

The slide show speaks more than words … so go for it and feel the mood of the awesome day!

Update, snaps, video by: Aggie Reiter

17 Apr

New hangar constructing works began at Budapest Airport.

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Heavy machines once again started to roar at Ferenc Liszt Airport  in the area between the two large maintenance and repair hangars. Budapest Airport is building a brand-new hangar for Wizz Air which commences operation of its maintenance base in Budapest from September this year. The general contractor of the new hangar construction is Market Építő Zrt.  No fewer than 68 reinforced concrete piles have been put down into the ground in the area of the new hangar to be built at Budapest Airport – the Wizz Air maintenance/repair hangar project has officially entered the construction phase. The new hangar directly opening to the maintenance apron will be erected by Market Építő Zrt between the existing maintenance hangars operated by Lufthansa Technik and Aeroplex by August, and Wizz Air is expected to move into the new facility already in September. The 15-year lease contract for the new hangar was signed by the airline and Budapest Airport last June.

The 2000-square-meter hangar and 200 square meter service facility will accommodate a single aircraft. In the course of designing the hangar, it was also took into consideration that in the years ahead the Wizz Air fleet may be extended with Airbus A 321 neo aircraft already featuring ‘sharklets’, with a body that is almost 7 meters longer than that of the currently operated A 320 variety. From this spring onwards, Wizz Air is using Budapest Airport as a base for a fleet of 9 aircraft, and line maintenance and minor repairs required in the course of daily operation will be performed in the new hangar.

“This year, one of our largest development projects is the new hangar to be built for Wizz Air with a total investment of close to 1 billion HUF. Wizz Air is the biggest airline partner of Budapest Airport in terms of passenger traffic, and the new hangar is another step towards further strengthening the presence of Wizz on-airport, and the aircraft maintenance business in general.” said René Droese, property director of Budapest Airport. He added, “They operate their aviation unit, their Crew Center, their flight simulator, and their training center at our airport already. The current project shows that we are committed to continued growth and creating new jobs at Ferenc Liszt International Airport . The new hangar makes it possible for Wizz Air to run an even smoother operation here enabling it to perform high-quality line maintenance activities in Budapest.”

Snapshots of the construction site of the new hangar:   http://goo.gl/jjG6nY

Source: Mihály Hardy – Director of Communications – Budapest Airport

Update by Aggie Reiter

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