This is a brilliant sample report! Please mind that this was a fictitious press conference, therefore the facts/info content might be inaccurate!!
Hungarian tourism thrives on foreign capital
– report on the governmental press conference, 26-04-2012, Flora Linczmayer –
We are now far ahead in May, and the high season of tourism is just knocking on the door. With the intention to provide the public with an overall view on the country’s tourism, the Ministry of National Economy held a press conference to bring forward the touristic activity taking place within the borders of Hungary.
What the average citizen can definitely tell back from many years’ experience is that in Hungary tourism is and has always been an important issue. However, the real question is how important role does it play concerning the revenues of the state. Statistics have shown that visits to places of Hungary have risen significantly, the number of visitors being almost the double as it has been earlier with an escalating percentage of 40. This resulted in the increase of GDP between 2005 and 2007 explained by the growing tendency of people coming to the Carpathian Basin, who are also willing to spend their money beyond their borders.
But what is so attractive to foreigners in our small country? “Among their incentives lie reasons similar to Hungarian residents’, such as going on holidays or VFR. But what is outstanding compared to participants to domestic tourism is that they more frequently use health & wellness facilities that we ourselves do. They often come and stay not only for a long interval, but also for a shorter halt, since Budapest is becoming a greater business headquarter year by year.” – a government expert said.
While inbound tourism composes a large bit of Hungary’s internal tourism, domestic tourism gives only 20%. The reason behind it can be well described by the type of accommodation that Hungarian residents tend to choose when leaving their homes. The average Hungarian travels to visit the relatives or friends and sleeps over at the host’s; or when he is on vacation, he prefers cheap motels or apartments which are isolated from the crowds. Therefore it is the financial situation that determines the conditions that a Hungarian tourist decides for accommodation.
As for what regions of Hungary are worth for taking a few days off, there is a great emphasis on the western territories. Foreigners arriving at the country from beyond the western borders hardly cross the Danube and reach the northern mountain range. It can also be observed, that many of the famous sights can be found to extent of the Danube as at the ancient times only the western half was the part of the Roman Empire and thus culturally rich. What still makes the Dunántúl so popular is the fact that Lake Balaton lies there which is visited by 60% of all participating in internal tourism.
In conclusion, what we might state is that the prospering future of Hungary and its people relies on the capital of foreign investments and inbound tourism, people coming with the plan to relax (rather at Lake Balaton) or to spend a few days in the capital with initiating and maintaining business relationships. All we need to do is prepare a friendly welcome for their arrival!
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