The dynamic expansion of the tourism sector has also contributed to last year’s remarkable economic results, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga said at the largest annual tourism-related expo in Hungary.
The pace of the expansion of the Hungarian tourism sector is outstanding even from an international perspective; thanks to the exemplary cooperation of enterprises, professional organizations and the Government, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga said at the 39th Travel Exhibition in Budapest. The Minister stressed that the dynamic expansion of the tourism sector has also contributed to last year’s remarkable economic results.
The tourism sector closed a record year in 2015: there have never been in Hungary as many foreign and Hungarian guests who relaxed in hotels or participated at conferences and sports events as last year, Mihály Varga noted. According to the latest data compiled by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the tourism sector accounted for 10.3 percent of Hungary’s economy in 2014, which puts us ahead of Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic.
This year’s special guests at the exhibition, with has 350 participants from 28 countries, are China and Brazil, host of the 2016 Olympic Games.
