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Train derailment leaves passenger seriously injured, Hungary's transport minister heads to scene " UPDATE: Minister reaction
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (816+ words) A serious railway accident disrupted traffic on one of Hungary's key eastern rail routes on Thursday afternoon after an Inter City train derailed near Gyomaendr'd in southeastern Hungary. According to the state railway company M'V, one passenger suffered serious injuries…...
Scandal: is the Budapest'Belgrade railway unsafe?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (781+ words) New details have emerged about the construction of the Budapest'Belgrade railway, and they do not paint a reassuring picture. According to internal correspondence, several parties raised serious quality concerns ' yet no visible intervention followed. Two main contractors involved in the…...
New Wizz Air summer route to seashore gem from Budapest
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) Hungary's Wizz Air is launching another seaside escape from Budapest this summer. AIRportal. hu, the Hungarian travel news outlet, reports that the low-cost carrier will operate flights from Budapest to Zadar (known in Hungarian as Z'ra) from 9 June. This charming…...
Ryanair takes on Wizz Air on popular Croatian route with new summer flights from Budapest!
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (359+ words) Travellers heading from Budapest to Croatia's Adriatic coast will soon have more choice (and likely lower fares) as Ryanair enters direct competition with Wizz Air on the increasingly popular Budapest'Dubrovnik route this summer. The Irish low-cost carrier has announced a…...
Wizz Air flight from Budapest to Valencia makes emergency landing
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (216+ words) A Wizz Air flight travelling from Budapest to Valencia was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Milan after a passenger fell seriously ill mid-flight. According to the aviation-focused Facebook page Tud'smorzs'k a rep'l'sr'l (Aviation Facts), the crew declared an…...
Budapest's living costs soar: Affordable rents don't mean easy life for residents
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) Daily News Hungary Budapest remains more affordable than many Western European capitals when it comes to rental prices, yet the overall cost of living is increasingly stretching household budgets. While three-bedroom city-centre apartments in the Hungarian capital are far from…...
Strangers moving into your Airbnb? Budapest owners warn of a growing security nightmare
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (369+ words) Daily News Hungary Airbnb rules in Budapest are creating a split between districts. From 1 January 2026, Ter'zv'ros has imposed a total ban on short-term rentals, backed by intensive inspections to enforce the measure. Meanwhile, the neighbouring district of Erzs'betv'ros still allows…...
Party boats may be banned from Budapest city centre riverside
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) dailynewshungary. com Budapest's assembly has backed a motion from the opposition Democratic Coalition to ban "party boats" from the city centre riverside. The proposal was tabled by Mayor S'ndor Szaniszl" (18th district), Deputy Mayor Tibor D'ri (4th district), and Dorottya Keszthelyi, a…...
Airbnb could be banned in Budapest's Castle District: rules face major shake-up
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) Budapest's 1st District (Castle District) is considering tightening its Airbnb regulations, with the possibility of banning short-term rentals altogether, according to Csilla Fazekas, deputy mayor of the district and parliamentary candidate of the governing party, who told MTI on Thursday. She…...
The two realities of Hungary: Properties sold for EUR 2000 and 4. 5 million last year
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) Hungary's residential property market delivered striking contrasts in 2025, with record-breaking luxury sales on one end and sub-one-million-forint homes changing hands on the other, according to a year-end summary by property portal ingatlan. com. The figures highlight not only dramatic price…...