Travel, page 2

• Hotel back in business with peace of mind for guests
  The "Hotel Feuerberg" that was being renovated between April and June is now back in business.-+
• Prater again hosts Vienna's Oktoberfest folk music spectacular
  For the second time the Viennese version of the "Octoberfest" takes place in the Kaiserwiese at the Vienna Prater.
• Shark tank to be added to Vienna aquarium
  The Vienna city centre aquarium the "Haus des Meeres" ("House of the Ocean") is being modified again to add a massive new shark aquarium and a new multi-purpose conference area.
• Guest House luxury hotel tries new concept
  A new five-star hotel named the "Guest House" is establishing a new luxury–hotel concept and is currently under construction in the first district in Vienna.

• Roman gladiators show Germany off the beaten track
  Europe's economic giant Germany is going on the offensive to promote it's tourism credentials using a Canadian travel writer to discover the country off-the-beaten track.
• WESTbus expands services
  Westbus is expanding its routes on offer from today offering passengers the chance to travel to Berlin via Dresden in just nine hours.
• New record half-year figures for tourism in Vienna
  The Vienna Tourist Board recently presented its half-year report containing new record figures: 5.5 million over night stays for the first half-year of 2012.
• New summer flight specials from Vienna with Emirates
  Emirates flies 13 times per week from Vienna to Dubai. Now Emirates is offering a summer special for flights from Vienna to the metropolis in the Persian Gulf for only 455 Euros per person in the Economy Class. This offer is bookable from July, 20th.

• Thermal bath reopens with Austrias longest slide
  The Sonnentherme Lutzmannsdorf has reopened this weekend after five months of renovations and is more attractive than ever for families with Austria's longest ever water slide.
• Styrians enjoy holidays in their own province
  One fifth of Styrians plan to spend their summer holidays within Styria according to a new study by Styrian tourism.
• Car holidays increasingly popular
  Holidaymakers from Salzburg are increasingly choosing their car to go on holiday.
• A bridge too far for Tyrol Werbung
  Tourist officials trying to promote one of Austria's best natural Alpine beauty spots are in hot water after they dreamed up an ad - featuring one of the biggest man-made eyesores in Europe.

• Wuff guide for dogs
  City dogs that want an Alpine break are being offered training courses in country life that include how to use a chairlift and how to avoid trouble with cows.
• China admits leaving out the bone house
  Welcome to the 'Bone House', or 'Beinhaus' - something which the Chinese seem to have forgotten to copy when they rebuilt the Austrian village of Hallstatt.
• Study says a good holiday depends on travelling companions
  With the holiday season rapidly approaching a new study reveals that the majority of Viennese believe who they go on holiday with is much more important than the destination.
• Austria seeks 40 Dirndl ambassadors to New York
  The Austrian tourist board Österreich Werbung is hoping to focus American thoughts on a holiday in Austria by signing up 40 young ladies to show off the latest in Alpine fashion around the country and events later this year.

• Kids gourmet holidays
  Children are centre stage at the "Via Culinaria 4 Kids" at the Fuschlsee where a culinary voyage of discovery is on offer from 1 July until 30 September.
• New 3m mountain train route planned
  The Ötscherland-Express train that travels the mountainous part of the Ybbstalbahn is to be made ready for the current season with a 3 million Euro investment.
• Wuff guide
  A hotel for dogs that offers a menu of freshly cooked gourmet food, doggy sun loungers and swimming pools and special fitness rooms for four-legged friends has opened in Carinthia in Austria.
• Austria for Every Type of Traveller
  There’s a load to see and do in Austria, from people watching with a forkful of Sachertorte in your hand in Vienna, to hiking in the Nockberge National Park yodelling as you go.

• Croatia benefits as Greece, Italy and Spain fall in holiday stakes
  Croatia has been given the thumbs up by Stanislav Jenis, a photojournalist from Vienna who works for the Austrian Press Agency. Here is his story translated into English about tourism land Croatia.
• Great expectations for summer tourism season in Vorarlberg
  The Vorarlberg tourism industry is currently riding high after a record breaking winter season, and the summer season is expected to follow that same trend.
• China meets Hallstatt
  After a long time of speculation and anticipation the exact copy of Austrian world heritage village of Hallstatt-Dachstein in China will be unveiled, and there will be real-life Austrians present for the ceremony.
• Der Steirerhof - A real wellness oasis all year round
  Wellness holiday are a booming trend in Austria – given the tough economic times, increasing daily pressure and the growing stress of everyday life this may not come as a surprise.

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