German satire magazine Titanic has sunk to a new low after printing a picture of Austrian Formula One Legend Niki Lauda with the title – ‘Exclusive – First Photo After The Accident – This is how badly it affected Schumi’. Titanic then goes on to claim Michael Schuhmacher, who is in a coma after his […]
With plenty of snow it’s now business as usual at Vienna’s local ski resort at Semmering Zauberberg – just an hour’s drive from the Austrian capital. This month there are a number of attractions starting on eighth February with the Ö3 PistenBully! The DJs from the ORF’s flagship radio program will be helping to turn […]
Parts of Southern Austria have been put on the highest avalanche warning after a large snowstorm over the weekend brought some of the heaviest snow for 15 years. Authorities have warned against any off-piste or back country skiing and many resorts are on Level 4 or Level 5 avalanche alerts, the highest alert level where […]
Vienna to reduce car traffic
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Trips taken on public transport, by bike or on foot will account for 80% of all trips made in Vienna by 2025 if the city’s Urban Development Plan goes through as planned. The announcement was made by Vice Mayor Maria Vassilakou (Green) on Wednesday, who emphasised that traffic was a key feature of the plan […]
Kids taught luck in schools
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An Austrian pilot project to teach “luck” to students in classes in the southern province of Styria is now to be expanded across the country after it was hailed as a success in making kids happier and feeling better about themselves. Teachers are already starting to get training in how to teach the lessons in […]
High dining in Vienna will become accessible to people on tighter budgets in February when some of the city’s top restaurants reduce their prices for ten days. It will be the tenth year the Diningcity Restaurant Week has been hosted in Vienna, where dozens of top end eateries will offer menus for the fixed price […]
Austrian Airlines reopens flights to Iran
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Flights to Tehran from Austrian Airlines have began again after a year’s interruption of the service following disputes over refuelling in Iran and economic sanctions. The airline will begin to fly again to the Iranian capital on 11th March, providing five weekly flights. The announcements comes as Europe and the US begin to lift sanctions […]
The Austrian central bank has downplayed concerns over whether the real estate bubble in Vienna and the rest of the country could shake financial stability. However the central bank said on Monday it will be monitoring the situation by creating a new fundamental price indicator. Residential real estate in Austria increased 39% between 2007 and […]
Record year for Vienna tourism
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Last year was a record year for Vienna’s tourism industry with the capital city seeing nearly 13 million visitors staying overnight in its hotels. This is a 3.7% increase on overnight visitors in 2012 and the best numbers ever seen in the city. “The fact that we have been able to beat the accommodation record […]
Motorcyclists accounted for one in four deaths on roads in the Tyrol region last year, despite the fact that they make up just two percent of total traffic volume. Forty-six people were killed in road accidents in Tyrol in 2013 – 13 of which were motorcyclists, according to preliminary figures released by state police on […]