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RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
There are no data in literature concerning the total income originating of riding tourism.
We have made an estimation about the incomes of riding establishments having also
accommodations. The total number of nights passed in Hungary by tourists was 19 334
750 in 2005. Taking into account the 4452 accommodations shown in Table 1., and the
fact that the majority of establishments having accommodations belongs to the category
of guest-houses (the average use of which was 22.7%), the number of nights passed by
tourists is 368 870, which is 1.9 % of the total number of nights passed by tourists. The
guest-houses achieved an income of 18.8 billion HUF in 2005 with their average use of
22.7 %. This means an income of 3.3 billion HUF, which is 1.54 % of the total national
income of 214.4 billion HUF (connected to commercial accommodations).
We have assessed the situation of the Plain and Lake Tisza cumulated region in
comparison with other Hungarian regions and then, within the Plain and Lake Tisza
cumulated region the role of the Northern Great Plain. Concerning the number of
touristically qualified riding establishments the Plain and Lake Tisza cumulated region
has the first position among the 5 regions (Table 2.). Among the 55 touristically
qualified riding establishments 20 are in the Northern Great Plain, which is 12.5 % of
the total number (158) of Hungarian establishments. In the Southern Great Plain there
much more, 34 establishments, which is 21.5% of the national total number. There is
also a difference between the Northern and Southern Great Plain concerning the
categories of higher quality and so there are also proportionally more 5- or 4-horseshoeestablishments
in the Southern Great Plain. At Lake Tisza there is only one touristically
qualified establishment.
Table 2.: Touristically qualified riding establishments
Number of
horseshoes
5 4 3 2 1 Other Total
Plain and Lake Tisza cumulated region 5 14 11 7 7 11 55
Transdanubia 7 7 8 8 8 5 43
Balaton 0 4 5 1 2 3 15
Budapest and its surroundings 2 3 8 9 3 5 30
Eger-Tokaj Mountains 1 1 0 4 7 2 15
Concerning the number of accommodations, the status of the Great Plain is shown in
Fig. 2. The Plain and Lake Tisza cumulated region has the most (1868)
accommodations. Within this the Northern Great Plain, there are 810, and in the
Southern Great Plain 1032 accommodations.
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