Tourism Department

Mr. Tamás BÉKÉSI

Head of Department

email adress: idegenforgalmi--.at.--bfkh.gov.hu

The Tourism Department is part of the Department of Trade, Defence Industry, Export Control and Precious Metal Assay.

The task of the Tourism Department is to license, register and monitor the established tour agent and tour operators, time share enterprises, tour guides and horse riding service providers.

The Tourism Department also registers and monitors the cross border service providers in connection with tour agent and tour operator, time sharing and horse riding activity.

Travel enterprises

Tour operators have to have financial security. The consumers need to find information about the service provider.

Tasks of the Tourism Department:

• give license to travel enterprises
• registry of travel enterprises
• withdraw the license of travel enterprises if the law requires
• monitor if the travel enterprises continually meet the requirements of the law. Checks the financial security of the travel enterprises.
• In case the travel enterprise breaks the law the Authority can fine or ban the travel enterprise.
• in connection with cross-border service providing the Authority keep contact with other state’s authorities.

Time sharing enterprises

The Tourism Department checks the contract with the consumer and the prospects of the property. Also checks the background of the property and the license of the time-sharing enterprise.

The Tourism Department monitors if the time-sharing enterprise continually meet the requirements of the law and in defined cases withdraw the license or suspend the activity. In case the time-sharing enterprise breaks the law the Tourism Department can fine or ban the time-sharing enterprise.

Tour-guiding

The Tourism Department register tour guides and gives tour guiding licenses. The Department take part in the checking processes of the tour guides. In case the tour giude breaks the law the Department can fine or ban the tour guide or withdraw the license. In connection with cross-border service providing the Tourism Department can ask for information from other authorities through the IMI system.

Horse riding service providers

The Tourism Department register and check the horse-riding service providers. During the horse-riding service provision it’s important for the consumers to define in the law the circumstances of keeping the horses and to check these circumstances. During the checking the Department examine if the service provider observe the law. In case the horse-riding service provider  breaks the law the Tourism Department can fine the service provider or cancel from the registry or ban.

Editor:

Mr. Tamás Békési  (Phone: +36-1-4585-538 Email: idegenforgalmi--.at.--bfkh.gov.hu)