The Novohrad Tourist and Information Centre is an information office working under the auspices of the city of Fiľakovo. Its main aim is to gather information and to inform the local citizens and the tourists as well. Its field of workings is the southern part of the Banská Bystrica region and the northern part of Nógrád county in Hungary. It also provides information about attractive tourist destinations within the Slovak republic.

It functions according to the trade license for the following activities:

• Sale of promotionals materials
• Promotional and marketing services
• Organization of sport, cultural and other events
• Administrative services

It provides useful information:

• about cultural monuments, protected areas, national parks, geological fields and monuments, caves, water tourism (lakes, pools, spas), about how far are these areas and how much is the enter fee,
• about tourist pathways and cycling routes in the Geopark area,
• about the institutions in the city and its surroundings,
• about the cultural events within the IC,
• about administrative services according to the list of prices and charges,
• about free promotional leaflets,

and services:

• making and distributing of posters and promotional materials.

The NTIC cooperates with the Tourist information centre in Rimavská Sobota, the City informations centre in Lučenec, the Tourist agency TOURINFORM in Salgótarján and with other partner cities such as Bátonyterenye and Szécsény. All kinds of cooperations are contracted. The NTIC also cooperates with other organizations in the field of culture and development such as the Banská Bystrica self-governing region, the Department of culture and tourism, the Slovak Environmental Agency, the Slovak Union of Tourists, the Administration of Cerova upland Protected Area, the Neogradiensis Region with its self-governing villages within the Novohrad Geopark. They offer possibilities of promoting information about local activities and events.