Budapest is in the Top 10 among 33 cities listed by their popularity in aspect of shopping tourism. The Hungarian capital got the 10th place taking over Milan, Vienna, Brussels or Moscow. But in aspect of its price standards Budapest ranked even higher, at the 6th place.According to the results of the newest study of Economist Intelligence Unit, the research department of the weekly newspaper The Economist, Budapest ranked at the 10th place on the list of the most popular cities listed by their popularity among those tourists who travel abroad for shopping. The study called Globe Shopper City Index ranked 33 European cities based on 38 aspects of 5 fields (price standards, shops, comfort, hotels and transport, and culture and climate). The 1st place was won by London with 67.3 points, then comes Madrid and Barcelona with 67.1 points, Paris with 65.5 points, Rome with 62.9 points, Berlin with 62.3 points, Lisbon with 61.6 points, Amsterdam with 61.3 points, Prague with 59.7 points and Budapest got the 10th place with 59.6 points. With this result the Hungarian capital took over Milan, Vienna, Dublin, Brussels, Munich or Moscow.
Budapest Got its Best Results in the Field of Price Standards
Budapest got its best results in the field of price standards; the capital got the 6th place thanks to the favorable prices of food and drinks. In the field of hotels and transport Budapest got the 11th place which it shares with Prague. The Hungarian capital got the worst results in the field of comfort: it ranked at the 21st place because of the lack of English-speaking Hungarian shop assistants and the short opening hours of the shops.
Globe Shopper City Index Helps Retail Managers and Tourists as Well
Per Setterberg, CEO of Global Blue thinks Globe Shopper City Index helps retail managers, because knowing the results they can develop their shops according to the consumer claims. The results of the study also help the tourists find the cities that meet their expectations. The results have shown that in aspect of international shopping tourism the balance of comfort, price and accessibility is inevitable.
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