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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The founders of Budapest Beyond Sightseeing have been taking the social responsibility as a major issue since the beginning, 2007.

It is our endeavor to generate and support local social, economical and cultural processes.

We believe in long-term thinking enterprise with the cooperation of all possible participants.

In this way we break negative stereotypes, and we present a relatively slummy district (the 8th) with an outstandingly positive attitude, focusing on possibilities instead of weaknesses. By this special place marketing, we assure the sustainable development.

It was also an important aim for us to introduce and create the Hungarian tradition of a new, unique and creative way of quality touristic services in Budapest. As another innovation we aim our programs not only for foreigners, but for Hungarians as well.  reference


For all these aims and actions we are considered as a ’societal enterprise’. As Budapest Beyond Sightseeing efficiently achieved these intentions, the European Commission identified us as a ’Good Practice’ in 2009.

Have a look at our CSR slideshow!

In the past 4 years we have organized many free programs, where:

  1. Local 8th district citizens could discover and recognize the values of their neighborhood;

  2. The former neglected district was re-introduced to Budapest residents;

  3. Journalists from Hungary and abroad were shown a valuable, reality based face of Budapest;

  4. Those could participate whom could not afford it otherwise.

SEE THE LIST OF SOME OF OUR PLACE-MARKETING, SOCIETAL ACTIVITIES:

With the members of the Arany Oroszlán Klub we cleaned up a furnace in a hidden baroque cellar of the downtown in Pest; 2011.10.26.

'Studio Art Tour' - free contemporary art tour in association with the Studio of Young Artists Association; 2011.10.28.

Free walking tour in the 8th district for Hungarian tourism experts; 2011.10.18

Walking tours for travel writers of Vagabond travel magazine; 2011.10.18.

'Hungarian culture' course for exchange students of the faculty of Social Sciences - Eötvös Loránd University

We developed four thematic Budapest tour to the Moving District 2011 artists;

Green Joseptown workshop: green tourism in Joseptown – presentation for locals and stakeholders;
2010.02.26.

Student day: exclusive free guiding in the Károlyi-Csekonics residency for students;
2010. 02. 18.

Monument Pub: urban rehabilitation and tourism – presentation;
2010.02.09.

Creative City Conference Budapest: roundtable participation;
2009. 11. 03.

Street festival at Rákóczi street: free, thematic tour for locals;
2009. 10. 17.

European Heritage days: free thematic, sacral walking tour for Budapest citizens;
2009. 09. 21.

Magdi Festival: free thematic guided tour for locals;
2009. 05. 16.

Festetics Residency opened day: free thematic tour;
2009. 05. 07.

Budapest-Berlin Saloon roundtable conversation: on the topic ’Subbkultur’;
2009.04. 29

World Heritage day: organising local heritage application, event and discovery walk for locals;
2009. 04. 18.

International Architectural Model Festival: free guided tours for Hungarian and international architects;
2008. 11. 7-9.

Budapest – Citydream 2010: roundtable participation;
2008.10.04.

National Museum pedagogy opening: free guiding for museum pedagogists;
2008. 09. 30.

Free ’Living history lesson’ : guided tour for the students of dr. Ambedkar high school;
2008.09.25.

Local history lecture for locals, in the Joseph Town Gallery;
2008.09.23.

European Heritage days: free, thematic artistic walk for Hungarians;
2008.09.16

Free urban development walking tour: for possible investors;
2008.06.09.

Ubital Picnic: free city discovery walks for Hungarians
2008.05.31