We need to work together- Jonathan Moore on the airport re-opening. FlyBalaton intends to be and stay one of the main service providers of the Balaton region and Western Hungary, thus preserving its title: "the region's friendly airport".
The list of performers at this year's Heineken Balaton Sound main stage has been finalised: Underworld will play on Thursday, July 19, followed by Kraftwerk on Friday, Groove Armada on Saturday and Moby on Sunday.
The Hungarian National Bank began minting its new 200-forint coins last week. The are due to be introduced on 15 June, while the green 200-forint banknotes will remain in circulation until 15 November.Some 71 million of the new coins are expected to be in circulation by the end of the year. The bank said in a statement that the decision to abolish the banknote was taken to save money and facilitate Hungary´s adoption of the euro.
"This year´s tourism season got off to a slow start, and travellers can expect to see more travel agencies going bankrupt during the summer", the spokewoman for the Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators told last week.
Anyone who has not heard of the Volt or the Sziget festival must have spent the last few summers on the moon. These two festivals now have a little sister, the Heineken Balaton Sound Festival in Zamárdi, which will run for the third year from 9-12 July. The Budapest Times has put together a useful, but by no means exhaustive, list of some of the best festivals on offer in the months ahead.
Austria and Hungary are organizing a total of 140 events and 134 classical music concerts to mark the 200th anniversary of composer Joseph Haydn's death in 2009.
I am feeling a bit like the jilted lover. Overtures rejected, pleas unheard and cold hearts stomping on broken ones. Love is irrational. It makes no sense and when you look at it objectively, a strong case can be made for avoiding it all together and at all costs. Where does it ever get you?
Cricket is not a sport commonly associated with Hungary. But the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is set to change our perceptions. In just three years, the Association has established a national team, a developing squad and even a national girls youth team.
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