How will you spend the extra time?
You could go ice-skating under the stars beside the fairytale castle of Vajdahunyad
or climb up to the turreted Fishermen's Bastion for stunning views of the city.
Or perhaps you'd rather just cosy up in a thermal spa and forget the chills of winter.
Book your stay in one of the 60 hotels now.

1 December 07 - 31 March 08

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Tourinform Call Center

Tourinform-line: +36 1 438 80 80 (0-24 h)
Comprehensive information on the Budapest Winter Invasion Campaign!

Free of charge telephone number: +800 36 00 00 00
From Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, USA.

E-mail:hungary@tourinform.hu

Weather forecasts: weatherinhungary.com

Money
Hungary’s national currency is the forint (Ft), check the current rate at the: Universal Currency Converter .By far the most convenient, and by no means most expensive, way to change money is to draw it out at a cash machine using your debit card. ATMs can be found all over Hungary, and there is one at the airport. Most large restaurants and shops accept credit cards.

Tipping
Restaurant prices in Hungary generally do not include a service charge and it is therefore customary to give a tip, generally equivalent to 10-15% of the bill. For all other tipping, follow the guidelines used in the rest of Europe.

Public Holidays
Hungary is a predominantly Catholic country and Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Easter Monday(but not Good Friday), Whitsun (the Monday following the seventh Sunday after Easter) and All Saint's Day (November 1) are public holidays. Celebrations specific to Hungary fall on March 15 (commemorating the beginning of the 1848 revolution), August 20 (St. Stephen's Day), and October 23 (which marks the outbreak of the 1956 revolution). Mayday (May 1) is also a well-earned day off. These are always celebrated on the day on which they fall, even if that is a weekend. Museums, tourist shops and restaurants are open, except after 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day.

Telephone codes
Hungary country code:36
Budapest area code:1
International pre-dial:00 + country code + local number
Domestic long distance pre-dial 06 + area code + local number
Mobile-phone numbers are 9-digit, after dialling 06, the first two numbers depend on the telephone company: 20, 30 or 70.

Internet
There are Internet cafés all over Budapest and a growing number of hotels and cafés offer WiFi access for laptop users. For a comprehensive listing, with maps, visit: hotspotter.hu . Faxes can be sent from major post offices and hotels.

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