In May 2025, 1.7 million guests spent nearly 3.9 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. The number of tourist arrivals was up by 3.5% and tourism nights by 1.9% compared to a year earlier. In January-May 2025, the number of domestic and international guests arriving to tourist accommodation establishments was 3.5% and 15% higher than in the same period of the previous year.
In May 2025 overall, the number of tourist arrivals and of tourism nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments increased by 3.5% and 1.9%, respectively. Based on seasonally adjusted data, the number of arrivals expanded by 2.9% and that of tourism nights by 1.5% compared to May 2024. 70% of guests arrived at commercial accommodation establishments, where their number grew by 2.8% from the previous year. Private and other accommodation establishments recorded 5.1% more tourist arrivals than a year earlier.
The number of domestic tourist arrivals and of domestic tourism nights were 1.9% and 1.5% higher respectively than in the same month of the previous year. Based on seasonally adjusted data, the number of domestic arrivals grew by 2.1% and that of domestic tourism nights by 0.5% compared to May 2024. The 851 thousand domestic guests spent around 1.8 million tourism nights at tourist accommodation establishments, within which commercial accommodation establishments registered 608 thousand tourist arrivals and nearly 1.3 million tourism nights. Hotels received 70% of the latter arrivals, where their number grew by 2.6% compared to a year earlier. The number of domestic tourist arrivals in private and other accommodation was 1.2% lower than in May 2024. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of domestic arrivals increased the most in the tourism area2 of Greater Budapest (by 12%), while it decreased the most in the Gyula region (by 9.6%). The number of domestic arrivals to tourist accommodation establishments was 3.9% higher at Lake Balaton and 3.1% lower in Budapest.
The number of international tourist arrivals was up by 5.1% and that of international tourism nights by 2.3% compared to the same month of the previous year. Based on seasonally adjusted data, the number of international arrivals grew by 8.8% and that of international tourism nights by 4.0% compared to May 2024. The 851 thousand international guests having arrived at tourist accommodation establishments spent nearly 2.1 million tourism nights there, of which commercial accommodation establishments registered 582 thousand tourist arrivals and 1.4 million tourism nights. Hotels received 84% of the latter arrivals, where their number was 3.3% higher than a year earlier. The number of foreign tourist arrivals in private and other accommodation establishments was 12% higher than in May 2024. Compared to the same month last year, the number of international arrivals increased most (by 11%) in the tourism area of Greater Budapest and decreased most (by 26%) in the area of Tokaj and Nyíregyháza. The number of international arrivals to tourist accommodation was 10% higher in Budapest and 6.4% lower at Lake Balaton.
A total of 28,636 tourist accommodation establishments, within which 2,734 commercial and 25,902 private or other accommodation establishments welcomed guests.
Of commercial accommodation establishments, 987 hotels and 1,126 boarding houses were open for part or all of May.
The total gross sales revenue of tourist accommodation establishments amounted to HUF 104.4 billion, 15% more at current prices than a year earlier.
Széchenyi Recreation Card was used by cardholders to spend around HUF 2.9 billion, 8.8% less at current prices compared to the same month of the previous year, at tourist accommodation establishments.
In January-May 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year tourist accommodation establishments recorded a total of 6.3 million tourist arrivals, up 8.9%.
The number of domestic and international tourist arrivals was up by 3.5% and 15% respectively (3.0 million and 3.3 million) in tourist accommodation establishments.
