Hungary Guest Nights Down 75% in June

MTI-Hungary Today 2020.08.07.

Guest nights spent in Hungary in June dropped by 75.2 percent year on year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.

Domestic travellers spent 672,000 guest nights at commercial accommodations, rising closer to levels a year earlier.

The number of guest nights spent by domestic travellers stood at 40.8 percent of levels in the same month a year earlier, improving after reaching just 14.1 percent of the annualised level in May.

The number of guest nights spent by foreign visitors reached 101,000 in June, just 6.8 percent of the number in the same month a year earlier.

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Revenue of commercial accommodations was down 77.0 percent compared with last year.