Asociatia nationala a agentiilor de turism - AHTA
Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies (MUISZ)

Adresa / Postal address: H-1364 Budapest, P.O.Box 267
Phone: (36-1)318-6866/181, 318-4977, Fax: (36-1)318-4977
Delegated president: Ms. Gabriella Molnár
General secretary: Csaba Csók

Established: 1973

The Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies (AHTA) has 230 members, of which 195 are full members with both active and passive voting rights. The 32 extraordinary members cannot be elected and cannot take part in the elections. The 230 AHTA members together represent 1000 sales offices in Hungary which means that the members of the AHTA together handle some 90% of Hungary's inbound and outbound tourism.

The AHTA is financed solely from its membership dues.

The principal function of AHTA is to represent the interests of its members and through this, to constantly raise the level of the services of the travel offices.

Ever since its foundation the AHTA has worked to build international relations and as a result it now has official relations with the fraternal organisations of Bulgaria, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Turkey.

For some ten years the AHTA has been a member of the UFTAA (Universal Federation of Travel Agents Associations), and takes part in the work of ECTAA (Group of National Travel Agents and Tour Operators Associations within the EU).

Founded: 1968. The tasks of the Association are to represent the interests of the member hotels in Hungary and abroad, promote the further development of the Hungarian hotel industry, participate in the organisation of training for hotel experts and to maintain regular, organised, consultative contacts with experts in the hotels.

The association carries out its activity in six regions. International relations: International Hotel Association (IHA), Paris; HOTREC Confederation of the National Hotel and Restaurant Association in the European Union, Brussels. The Hotel Association of Hungary publishes a catalogue on its activities and its members.

A neutral, non-profit association with the goal to increase the number of international conventions, exhibitions and events held in Hungary. It popularises Hungary worldwide as an ideal venue for events. Its members are hotel companies, convention centres, professional congress organisers and businesses providing other services related to the convention sector. The Bureau provides free advisory service on venues for events, organisers, services, tourist and incentive programmes. Publications: calendar of events, venues of events.

Hungarian Camping And Caravanning Club H-1085 Budapest, Mária u. 34. floor II apt. 4
Phone: (36-1)267-5255, 267-5256 Fax: (36-1)267-5254
President: Béla Koncsik
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The organisation represents the interests of Hungarian campers. It is a member of the International Camping and Caravanning Club (HlCC).

The Club operates its own members' service office to provide better information:

H-1085 Budapest, Ülloi út 6.
Phone: (36-1)317-1711

The club publishes its own paper "Karaván", which appears quarterly.

Phone: (36-1) 343-5167 Fax: (36-1) 343-5167
President: László Meszter
General Secretary: Ferenc Németh

The Hungarian Youth Hostels Association is a member of the International Youth Hostel Federation. The organisation has undertaken to represent the interests of youth hostels at national level. Its aim is to achieve a steady improvement in the conditions for youth tourism. It organises the appearance of the hostels on the market. In Hungary it issues and sells the internationally accepted "Youth Hostels Card" which generally entitles cardholders to a 10-25 % reduction. In a number of countries only cardholders can use the youth hostels.

The Hungarian Tourism Association, established in June 1993, is an independent national organisation based on individual membership. Its aim is to achieve recognition of the profession and improve its operating conditions. It has regional and professional sections.

The National Tourism Association is an independent legal entity. It began operating on a national basis in 1990. The costs of its operation are covered by the membership dues: As a body representing the interests of employers, it represents these interests in the field of tourism, the hotel and catering industries and carries out activity for the coordination and identification of interests. On the basis of the profile, it covers some 80 % of the field.

Year of foundation: 1899

Member of two world organisations:
Alliance Internationale de Tourisme and
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

Largest automobile organisation in Hungary with 300,000 members and the most expanded network system. International emergency call centre: Phone: (36-1)212-2821, Fax: (36-1)212-2936. Assistance services day and night: emergency call centre, breakdown services in cities and on ordinary roads (yellow angels), towing services, hotel reservations, ticket sales, etc. Touring services in branch offices: documents, information, itineraries, maps. Own travel agency: AUTO TOURS, member of the "Associations of Hungarian Travel Agencies". Offering individual and group travel arrangements, hotel reservations, package tours and changing money. Offices at the Hungarian/Austrian border: Hegyeshalom and Rábafüzes.

Headquarters: H-1056 Budapest, Március 15. tér 7. floor I
Postal address: H-1364 Budapest, P.O.Box 215
Phone: (36-1) 266-0479 Fax: (36-1) 266-7477
E-mail: info@budtour.hu
Homepage: www.budapest.hu/bp/turizmus
Director: György Ifju

The Tourism Office of Budapest has been operating as the tourist marketing organisation of the Budaepst Local Government since 1966. The goal of the office, which was established by the Trade, Tourism and Consumer Protection Committee of the Budapest General Assembly is to promote the tourism of Budapest and to inform tourists coming here.