Hungary is home to numerous spas and bathing facilities that attract thousands of international visitors each year. From 2017 to 2023, the number of inbound wellness trips made to Hungary peaked in 2019 at 502 thousand. However, due to the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this figure decreased to 138 thousand by 2021. In the same year, the expenditure of foreign tourists visiting Hungary for wellness purposes totaled 1.9 billion forints, representing a considerable decrease compared to the peak year of 2018, when it reached 8.3 billion forints.
Most popular settlements with thermal spas
It comes as no surprise that of all settlements with thermal spas, Hungary’s capital, Budapest recorded the highest number of guest nights in 2021. During the same year, Hajdúszoboszló – a town in eastern Hungary famous for its thermal spa complex – recorded 522 thousand guest nights, the majority spent there by domestic tourists. Foreign visitors seemingly preferred the bathing facilities of Héviz, as 183 inbound guest nights were recorded in the spa town over the same time.
Spas offering medical services
Besides infinite opportunities for bathing and relaxation, Hungarian spas also offer medical services covering a wide range of balneology programs. As of 2021, there were 106 medical baths in the country, representing an increase compared to the previous year. Moreover, a total of 121 baths offered medical treatment in Hungary during the same year.
Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
*The source adds the following information: "Due to the coronavirus epidemic from 2020 to 2022, emergency measures were introduced, and the border traffic was significantly lower than usual. Because of to the low number of data providers, the reliability of the published data has decreased and they are only to a limited extent comparable with the data of previous periods."
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Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (March 8, 2024). Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. (2024). Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office. "Number of Inbound Wellness Trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/
Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of inbound wellness trips in Hungary from 2017 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Hungarian Central Statistical Office, March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331202/hungary-number-of-inbound-wellness-trips/