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BUDAPEST, Hungary: Ryanair, Europe's fastest-growing airline, on Thursday said it will launch flights four times a week between Budapest and Nottingham, Britain, from the end of October.
Tomas Kulakowski, the budget carrier's business and marketing director for Central Europe, said Ryanair was expecting 60,000 passengers to fly the route in its first year.
Although Kulakowski did not disclose whether the airline planned to launch additional flights from Hungary, he said "this is not the last route" that Ryanair hoped to operate from Budapest airport. He said within a month new routes could be established.
Ryanair's success was linked to the airline's offer of the lowest fares in the market, Kulakowski said, and indicated the promotion of one million free tickets in Europe.
Kulakowski said Hungary, however, was not part of the airline's current "travel for free" promotion.
In a statement, Budapest airport reported a 4.6 percent increase in passenger traffic in April compared to 2006. In the last year it has handled 8.3 million passengers.
Ryanair, the first of its kind to offer "free flights plus tax," started its services three times a week between Stansted and Balaton, a popular holiday destination in the country's west, in 2006.
With a total of 19 hubs, Ryanair operates more than 480 routes in 25 countries. It estimates its airline traffic for 2007 at 50 million, exceeding last years figure by 8 million.

source: The Associated Press
picture from Boeing

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This development of Budapest-Gate International Golf and Country Club introduces a new concept into the Hungarian property market. Budapest-Gate International Golf and Country Club means a new community in the suburbs (Bicske) of Budapest with its beautiful neighbourhoods and gorgeous landscapes. It offers a small town serenity, plenty of activities for all the family, first-class amenities, and of course incredible golf.

Budapest-Gate International Golf and Country Club offers many real estate investment opportunities. There are villas, semi-detached houses, condominium apartments and hotel suites for sale. All buildings are designed and fitted with the highest quality materials. The developers are devoted to environmental friendly solutions, therefore all buildings will meet the highest quality standards and ECO, energy efficient requirements.

The residential community at Budapest-Gate International Golf and Country Club is unique and varied. It includes single, family and twin estate homes situated in the exclusive and private development land area mainly to the south. Condominium or townhouse-styled homes are situated in the centre of the Village on the promenade and around the golf course with excellent views. Tailor-made luxury villas are adjacent to, and integrated with, the golf course. The golf clubhouse, hotel, spa and sports centre, and business conference centre are located in a very central position at the end of the promenade. They act as a gateway between the golf course and the residential area. The new residential community interspersed throughout the Village consists of approximately 700 units.

The apartments have been specifically designed to compliment the surrounding natural landscape while providing the highest standards of accommodation facilities. All apartments will have magnificent views of either the championship golf course or of the lake.

The apartments are located in two and three story clusters, each one having its own security system, pleasant terraces, lift access to each floor and car parking facilities. The apartments range from one, two and three bedroom apartments. There is configuration to suit everyone's individual requirements.

The interiors of the apartments are designed to ensure both a high level of comfort and functionality.

Budapest-Gate International Golf and Country Club is a mixed-use development on a grand scale. The community's 280 ha consists of retail/commercial, offices, residential, golf course, sport facilities, business convention centre, kindergarten, parks, nature reserves, and, of course, the beautiful multi-functional lake.

Multi-functional lake of the Golf Club

Christy O'Connor Jnr the legendary Irish Golfer

Christy O'Connor Jnr the legendary Irish Golfer

Christy O'Connor Jnr on hilltop

Hand-made of 18K gold & silver 925 set with diamonds

Labels: apartments, Bicske, Budapest-Gate, business conference, condominium, golf clubhouse, hotel, Hungary, International Golf and Country Club, luxury villas, real estate investment, sports

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Peter Besenyei beat Paul Bonhomme in a spine-tingling Red Bull Air Race showdown at Monument Valley in the United States on Saturday, flying through an obstacle course just a few dozen feet above the rugged terrain of the iconic Western setting long used by Hollywood filmmakers.



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British pilot Steve Jones escaped injury in the quarter-finals after crashing heavily into an Air Gate just a few feet above the ground, an incident that left his plane slightly damaged and forced him to retire. Bonhomme completed his flawless run at speeds up to 250 mph and forces of up to 10G through the spectacular 8 Air Gate course straddling the Utah-Arizona border at the Navajo Tribal Park in a time of 00:59.87 minutes to edge out Bonhomme, who trailed by 0,97 seconds through the circuit made treacherous by the 5,200-foot (1,600 metre) altitude.

In the consolation race for third place, Mike Mangold of USA beat Kirby Chambliss of USA. The stop in Monument Valley, the third leg of the 11-race Red Bull Air Race World Series, was the first of two U.S. races and it was the first race held over land after the first two legs staged over water at Abu Dhabi and Rio de Janeiro. The next stop is in Istanbul on June 1/2. Last year there were more than six million spectators at eight races.

PILOT QUOTES:

Mike Mangold (USA, Cobra):
“I’m happy that it’s over. We’re still working through some problems with everything with our team and hopefully we’ll get there in time to save our season. I’m just happy it’s over. It was a tough day and a dangerous course, as you can see some of the things that happened out there. So you have to be happy you made it through alive and then on the podium. I’m happy that I had the fastest time (58.4 seconds in the quarter-final against Versteegh). We know we can go fast. Now it’s a matter of can we go fast consistently. That’s the disappointment, let’s get the consistency. We get the pilot a little bit faster and then maybe we’ll be consistent.”

Kirby Chambliss (USA, Team Red Bull):
“I’m the third loser right now so I’m not too happy about that. Honestly, I was real close to Peter’s time. His airplane is faster than mine. I was real happy with my flying on that run. We just got to get my airplane to fly faster. Racing Mike, his airplane is faster than mine, everybody knows it. The only way I could beat Mike was to not to take the left and just go straight to the gate. I thought I might be able to make it and that would have taken about a second a half off and I would have put him out. Either way, I either beat him and I’m third or I don’t and I’m fourth so I just went for it.

“I’m always disappointed if I don’t win. That’s just the way it is. You don’t win every time, although I think it’s my time right now. I’ve won a lot. Last year I was on the podium every time except for once. This year’s been a disappointment for us, but these guys have got some fast machines. They’ve made some really good modifications. And we’re going to have to do something with my airplane. It’s that simple.”

Alejandro Maclean (Spain, MRT):
“It went well in the first round but not too well in the second run. I knew that Peter was going to make a really fast time because he’s really fast. I made a mistake which was trying a different technique from gate 2 to 3 and it failed. It didn’t work and I lost. Bad luck.”

Peter Besenyei (Hungary, Team Red Bull):
“I knew going into the final against Paul that I’d have to do my very best because Paul is an excellent pilot and very fast. I knew I would have put in a major effort if I wanted to win and I did and I was lucky to win. I’m very happy. I missed out on the final in Rio. I wanted to race against Paul there in the final. It was close but I hit a pylon. It was bad luck. That’s part of the race. If you make a mistake you are out of the game. Today I was luckier. I didn’t make any big mistakes. I made a mistake earlier and got a penalty and started from the bottom. Then step by step I went further and met Paul in a super final.”

Paul Bonhomme (Britain, Team Matador):
“I’m very pleased with the result and very pleased to get the win against Mike (Mangold in the semi-final). That was good. And then against Peter I knew that was going to be a tough job. But hey, I went for it. I think I know where I went wrong but I’ll have to look at some videos. I’m pleased with the season so far. A lot of it is the airplane and I think I’m pointing it in the right direction, so I’m pleased. I hope people aren’t seeing me as the favorite now, no, wait, actually of course I do. But what I’m saying is that I don’t want too many expectations. This is a long season. There’s going to be a lot happening. I think it’s going to be hard to stay at the top.

"I’d like to think I’ve got an advantage with the nerves. Everybody here is pretty cool but it just does help if you’re not nervous at all. Of course I get nervous. If I didn’t, I think it would be a dangerous thing. But I can keep myself calm before the race. I had a little half-hour sleep this afternoon at lunch time and that was very nice."

source: Red Bull Air Race

Labels: aerobatics, Budapest, Hungary

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23.Wednesday,May 2007. @ 8:00 PM
Budapest, Puskas Stadium

George Michael
25 Live Tour
Europe, Summer 2007

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Rúzsa Magdi - Unsubstantial Blues

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Budapest, Puskas Stadium
July-20-2007

London - Thursday March 22 2007 - They're back! The greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world return to the stadiums and arenas of Europe this summer. Kicking off on June 5 in Werchter, Belgium, The Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' 2007 Tour will play over 20 shows across Europe.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood & Charlie Watts announced today, they are coming back in 2007 fitter than ever. This is great news for European Stones fans, especially those who missed out last year when the band were forced to cancel some dates.

The Rolling Stones today confirmed shows in the UK, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal & Ukraine. Also a date in Switzerland is in the planning. Go to your local press and www.rollingstones.com for a list of tour dates and ticket onsale dates. The band will be making history on this tour by headlining their very first UK festival, the legendary Isle of Wight Festival, on Sunday June 10 as well as playing St. Petersburg, Russia and shows in Serbia & Ukraine for the first time ever.

The Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' 2006 World Tour clocked up stunning reviews from all the critics to become the biggest ever global concert tour:

'They are the champions. Does it get any better? Because if anyone's cock of the walk, it's still the Stones, the only English team to pull off such a dazzling result in foreign fields this summer...'
.......The Observer

'The Mick 'n' Keef double act is too enduringly entertaining to halt. They are the embodiment of rock n roll'
........The Independent

'Outstanding!. Jagger sings powerfully throughout. Watts is a stylish anchor and Richards and Wood give guitar masterclass with their explosive economy and cheery telepathy.'
........The Mail on Sunday

Tour director, Michael Cohl commented "The Rolling Stones define and redefine the rock spectacular every time out, and it's great that they're coming back to Europe - as promised - to do it again!!"

The Rolling Stones Europe 2007 will be presented by CPI and Solo.

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Hungary's tourist board has a new strategy targeting the new generation of
German tourists who come for city breaks, compensating for the falling number of
pensioners whose favorite destination was the Lake Balaton, the business daily
Napi Gazdasag said on Wednesday. It is also high time Hungary improved its image
because its status as a trendy destination after joining the European Union in 2004
is wearing thin, said the paper.
Budapest is in direct competition with Prague, Athens and Istanbul for German
city-breakers, managing director of Magyar Turizmus, Ivan Rona, said after a
meeting of the parliamentary committee on sport and tourism on Tuesday.
A detailed plan on Hungary's new tourism strategy will be prepared by May,
he added. A boom in conference tourism is expected partly as a result of the
construction of a huge new conference center to be completed in southern
Budapest's Lagymanyos area by 2009.
Another key element of the new strategy is the European Capital of Culture 2010
project in Pecs in southern Hungary, Rona said.
Magyar Turizmus has an annual budget of 4.6 billion forints, of which 3 billion is
spent on marketing, including 2 billion to finance its foreign markets strategy.
An additional 500 million forints its own revenues will be spent on marketing
Hungary in the media. Around 90 percent of foreign visitors are
individual travellers, which, Rona says, shows that advertising
on the internet, television and newspapers are the most effective methods of
promotion. Spokesperson for the Association of Hungarian Travel Agents and
Tour Operators Andras Simon said it was high time that Hungary improved its
image because its status as a trendy destination after joining the EU in 2004 is
wearing thin.

Budapest, April 25 (MTI)

Labels: Budapest city breaks, Budapest favorite destination, Budapest trendy destination

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