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Michelin star doesn't pay the bills
A tatai Platán Gourmet jelenlegi formájában történő bezárása nem egyszerű gasztronómiai hír. Sokkal inkább tünet. Egy olyan rendszer tünete, amelyben a szakmai siker, a nemzetközi elismerés és az üzleti fenntarthatóság nem mindig találkozik egymással.
A Platán Gourmet nem bukott meg szakmailag, sőt éppen ellenkezőleg: Magyarország egyetlen vidéki két Michelin-csillagos étterme volt, amely a Michelin Guide 2025-ös is megtartotta kétcsillagos minősítését, a budapesti Stand m
Pakuts Tamás
6 days ago6 min read


Why did tourism become the stepchild of the new Tisza government?
Since the new government took office, we have seen personnel decisions, structural changes, strategic announcements and policy priorities in many areas. Healthcare, education, public administration, EU funds, economic policy and transport are regularly featured in government communication.
Pakuts Tamás
Jun 164 min read


Could the G7 inadvertently interfere in the Swiss immigration referendum?
The outcome of the referendum will likely not be decided by the G7. But the coincidence of the two events has created a rare political moment. While world leaders are debating the future of globalization in Évian, Swiss voters will decide this weekend how long one of Europe’s most successful globalized countries will remain open.
Pakuts Tamás
Jun 167 min read


Geneva under siege? They talk about sustainability while a city builds defences against itself
Closed streets, boarded-up shop windows, extraordinary security measures and hundreds of temporary workers. Are the economic and diplomatic benefits of the G7 summit really proportional to the social, environmental and economic costs borne by the local community?
Pakuts Tamás
Jun 124 min read


The quiet decline of regional aviation
While airlines were ordering ever larger aircraft and airports were celebrating new passenger traffic records, Europe quietly lost a substantial part of its regional aviation network, and many airports were left without scheduled services.
Previously well-functioning regional connections disappeared. The role of 30-, 50-, 70-, and 100-seat aircraft gradually diminished. In most cases, these decisions were based on entirely rational business arguments: larger aircraft offer
Pakuts Tamás
Jun 812 min read


The aggressiveness of low-cost carriers – Europe has walked into a capacity trap of its own making
While airlines keep expanding capacity, regional aviation, connectivity, and in many cases the long-term sustainability of tourism itself are increasingly at risk.
Pakuts Tamás
Jun 410 min read


The Champions League final: when a football match becomes a test for an entire city
The UEFA Champions League final held in Budapest on 30 May 2026 once again demonstrated that the successful delivery of a global sporting event neither begins nor ends at the stadium gates. The real achievement is measured by the coordinated performance of an entire city — and, in many respects, an entire country.
Pakuts Tamás
May 317 min read


Pécs–Pogány Airport: Another failure or a fundamentally flawed strategy?
For nearly two decades, the history of Pécs–Pogány Airport has been repeating the same pattern: international flights launched with great expectations, followed by a brief period of optimism, and ultimately ending either in a quiet withdrawal or a highly visible failure.
The story has now reached another turning point, as Skyhub PAD will suspend its operations effective June 10, 2026, directly affecting the Pécs–Munich connection, according to the virtual carrier’s announc
Pakuts Tamás
May 287 min read


Hungary’s public transport system is one of the country’s greatest yet still untapped tourism and economic assets
Hungary’s tourism challenge is not a lack of attractions. The country still possesses enormous — and in many areas still underutilized — opportunities, along with more than sufficient tourism potential. The real question is whether Hungary is willing and able to learn from its neighbors, follow and adapt successful international examples, and finally catch up in terms of integrated tourism thinking, because the future of tourism is becoming less and less about a single hote
Pakuts Tamás
May 2112 min read


National Tourism Development Strategy 2030 – A Strategic shift or the fine-tuning of an established model?
A magyar turizmus előtt álló legfontosabb kérdés ma már nem az, hogy hány új szálloda épül még, hanem az, hogy képesek leszünk-e valódi, fenntartható és integrált desztinációként működni.
A Nemzeti Turizmusfejlesztési Stratégia 2030 kapcsán írt elemzésemben a Budapest–Balaton–gyógyturizmus tengely, a szezonális működés problémái, a munkaerőhelyzet, a közlekedési infrastruktúra hiányosságai, valamint a luxusturizmus és a regionális fejlesztés közötti egyensúly kérdéseit vizsg
Pakuts Tamás
May 86 min read


These are the moments of rebirth: szalloda.blog is back after 5 years enforced pause
In 2020, szalloda.blog was launched. They were both turbulent and quiet times at once. Today, the consequences of COVID have almost faded into the background, but at the time they severely shook tourism, hospitality, the hotel industry, and all related services. There was a clear need for professional dialogue, for mutual support, and for encouragement. This is the intention with which we started. By the summer of 2021, this initiative had become a genuine professional platfo
Pakuts Tamás
Apr 302 min read


Tourism is not a side industry.It is national strategy: Every 7th Forint starts here.
A turizmus nem csak egy mellékes iparág: minden 7. forint kötődik a szektorhoz
Pakuts Tamás
Apr 292 min read
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