All foreign visitors to Hungary must possess valid passports. Citizens of several countries, especially outside Europe also need entry visas, obtainable at any Hungarian Embassy or consulate . The organisers do not accept responsibility for individual medical, travel or personal insurance and delegates are strongly advised to take out their own personal insurance policies. All foreign currencies, cheques, credit cards can freely be taken in and out of the country. Exchange offices operate in hotels, banks, at the airport.
Several stores accept major international credit cards.
Bankomats steadily grow in number. Shopping Many attractive shopping facilities are located in the city. Most shops are open till 7-8 p.m. on Thursday. Because of the holidays all shops will be closed on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th August. The connecting plug has two round pins as standard in most European countries.