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Budapest airport sees record passenger growth

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04 December 2024

Budapest airport sees record passenger growth

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Budapest and Hungary's tourism is booming, with record passenger growth and a prestigious cargo award for the airport.

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Turizmus Kft.

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Hungary

Organisation Type

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Local Authorities

National authorities

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Changes in tourism demand and opportunities

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Governance of tourism destinations

    • Improving statistics and indicators

  • Business activities

    • Air passenger transport

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Turizmus.com highlights the increasing popularity of Budapest and Hungary as tourist destinations, providing some statistical insights. The Liszt Ferenc International Airport saw a 19% increase in passenger traffic in the first ten months of 2024 compared to the previous year, surpassing even the record year of 2019 by 8%. Additionally, the airport won the "Cargo Airport of the Year" award in Singapore for its excellence in air cargo transportation (The original piece available only in Hungarian).

#Tourism indicators #Tourism development #Destination management

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