The developing city also needs hotels. Debrecen has recently been the site of many prestigious international sporting events. That is why it is important for the city to be able to present itself as a host who can provide high-quality services in all areas of tourism, said the head of the ministry.
After several years
Today we can celebrate a real gap-filling investment, as the last time we opened a large, high-quality hotel was 10-12 years ago. Laszlo Papp said it was time to make significant progress again in hotel development. The mayor of Debrecen emphasized that one of the main challenges of the metropolitan city is to balance the development between its districts. Therefore, in addition to strengthening the economy, it is important to open up new opportunities in the field of tourism investments. – Before the epidemic, the number of guest nights in Debrecen was about 509,000. He emphasized that in the first half of this year we hit 300,000, so we can be confident that we’ll hit 2019 numbers again. He also added that Debrecen’s strength lies in event tourism, the city has many world-famous events, and its visitors are looking for quality accommodations.
– We have come to the end of a development which is one of the most important in Debrecen, while it has been the largest to date in terms of our company group. We’ve built a four-star, 155-room luxury hotel in the heart of the city – confirmed Giola Szucks, president and CEO of investor Szinorg Universal Zrt. He pointed out that the planning was preceded by a study that revealed a significant shortage of hotel accommodation in Debrecen. Construction work started in November 2020. Accor hotel management has been appointed as an expert.
About 32 billion HUF to support the boycott
Two years ago, the Hungarian Tourism Agency announced in the Kisfaludy Program that it would provide tender support for the construction of hotels with more than 100 rooms. Peter Horvath, CEO of the agency, emphasized in his speech: Bajcsy Invest Kft was the first to build his 155-room hotel.
Tourism is the driving force of the Hungarian economy, contributing 7% and a half to GDP growth last year. This year, we see that number exceed 10 percent. It is expected that there will be 37 million guest nights this year, which is 8 million more than last year – the expert shared the data, adding that the hotel in Debrecen, which is already full and half of its guests are foreign nationals, will certainly add to this growth. – Debrecen and its surroundings is the fourth most visited district in the country. He added that Hajdu Bihar district received more than HUF 32 billion in support of tourism for 1,140 projects, while nearly 150 projects in Debrecen received more than HUF 15 billion.
Their company owns about 5,300 hotels worldwide and is present in more than 110 countries, said Sabina Bartzel, Head of Accor’s Eastern Europe region, in her welcome. In Hungary, the Mercure in Debrecen is 24 in the line.
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