More and more people are beating a path to Budapest.<br />The Hungarian capital is experiencing a record number of visitors and tourism in general is on the rise, according to the Hungarian Tourism board.<br /><br />More than five million people visited the country in the first seven months of the year, boosting profits for the hotel and accommodation industry alone by up to half a billion euros.<br /><br />Gergely Horvath, deputy general manager of Hungarian Tourism Board said: “The total revenue for hotel rooms increased more than eight percent. That is the highest in the Central-Eastern European region. In Prague, Warsaw and Bratislava tourism has decreased, while in Austria there is a slight increase. So, Hungary’s eight percent increase is an extremely good result.”<br /><br />For Britons, the beauty of Budapest has long been known as a popular stag and hen party destination, now more tourists are coming from further afield such as South Korea, China and Japan. <br /><br />Euronews business correspondent Beatrix Asboth said: “Besides the thermal baths and the festivals the prices are also very tempting in Hungary. For example a scoop of ice-cream costs 90 cents in downtown Budapest compared to other capitals in western Europe, where a single scoop can cost as much as 2.50 Euros.
