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Most Hungarians Plan Domestic Vacations This Year

MTI-Hungary Today 2021.04.13.

Most seasoned Hungarian vacationers plan domestic travel this year, a survey by tourism company Everguest and Tárki shows.

The representative survey of Hungarians who have taken at least one multi-day trip in Hungary or abroad in the past two years, showed 40 percent plan to vacation in Hungary this year, 21 percent will take trips both in Hungary and abroad, and 11 percent have their sights set only on foreign destinations.

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About 18 percent said they do not want to travel this year and around 10 percent were uncertain about their holiday plans.

A little more than 67 percent said they definitely want to visit Lake Balaton in 2021, and around one-fifth indicated they’d like to visit the capital.

Everguest managing director Miklos Belan said Budapest could host more than 1 million domestic guests this year.

Featured photo illustration by György Varga/MTI 


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