Flight crew celebrates with a particular cake at Budapest Ferenc Liszt Worldwide Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photograph by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
“It is vitally essential that we restore as many direct flights as attainable between China and Hungary,” Jakab mentioned, explaining that the resumption of direct providers is predicted to allow a return to pre-COVID-19 tourism ranges. Earlier than the pandemic, Hungary welcomed round 280,000 guests from China every year.
BUDAPEST, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — The variety of direct flights between China and Hungary has elevated lately according to Hungary’s eagerness to welcome guests from the Asian nation, Zsofia Jakab, deputy chief government officer (CEO) of the Hungarian Tourism Company (MTU), instructed Xinhua in an unique interview.
“It is vitally essential that we restore as many direct flights as attainable between China and Hungary,” Jakab mentioned, explaining that the resumption of direct providers is predicted to allow a return to pre-COVID-19 tourism ranges. Earlier than the pandemic, Hungary welcomed round 280,000 guests from China every year.
A passenger aircraft is seen earlier than leaving for Shanghai at Budapest Ferenc Liszt Worldwide Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photograph by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
Jakab gave the interview on the eve of the resumption of two direct flights, one on Nov. 11, linking the Hungarian capital to Shanghai, and the opposite on Nov. 18, between Budapest and Chongqing. These two routes complement the Budapest-Beijing direct connection, which was reopened in July this 12 months.
Because of the gradual resumption of direct flights between the 2 international locations, the variety of Chinese language vacationers coming to Hungary is now on the rise once more.
“In 2021, 5,000 vacationers arrived from China. This 12 months we have now already welcomed 16,000 Chinese language vacationers, who had spent 72,000 visitor nights right here till October,” Jakab mentioned.
In central Europe, there’s fierce competitors amongst international locations at this time to draw Chinese language vacationers, who are usually the largest spenders and whose contribution to the host international locations’ financial progress is taken into account invaluable, Hungary’s International Minister Peter Szijjarto has mentioned just lately.
A passenger aircraft is seen earlier than leaving for Shanghai at Budapest Ferenc Liszt Worldwide Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photograph by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
Jakab mentioned that the MTU can also be doing its finest to draw Chinese language vacationers. “Even throughout the autumn and winter interval, when fewer vacationers arrive from China, the MTU is steadfastly selling Hungary as a prime vacationer vacation spot” on social media (Fb, Twitter, Instagram, WeChat, Weibo and even Tik-Tok) and in different on-line and offline channels.
In addition to its cultural heritage, structure and spas, gastronomy is one among Hungary’s important vacationer magnets, she mentioned, noting that the nation has a rising variety of Michelin-starred eating places.
“We welcome our guests from China with a various gourmand expertise within the capital metropolis and the countryside alike,” she mentioned. ■
