Vienna is set for a strong increase of tourists from debt-ridden Spain, according to new research.The Vienna Tourism Indicator (VTI), which checks various tourism statistics, shows that the number of people from Spain visiting the Austrian capital will rise dramatically. The southern country currently has the highest unemployment rate among the European Unions (EU) 16 […]
Outgoing Lufthansa boss Wolfgang Mayrhuber may become the head of the airlines supervisory board, according to growing rumours.Current supervisory board head Jürgen Weber said at a business event in Hamburg yesterday evening (Mon) that he hopes the Austrian will succeed him when he retires in 2013.Mayrhuber, who has been head of the German aviation giant […]
BA Trophy finalist Andreas Haider-Maurer will compete in this years ATP Salzburg Indoors, it has emerged.The 23-year-old, who was beaten by fellow Lower Austrian Jürgen Melzer in the Vienna tournaments final on Sunday, is ready to participate in the tournament which will take place at the Salzburgarena between 13 and 21 November.Organisers of the event […]
Police in Upper Austria are investigating after dozens of roadside masts were destroyed at the weekend.Officials in Meggenhofen near Grieskirchen said today (Tues) the masts set up along the road as snow is expected to fall shortly were ripped out of the ground or cracked into pieces.The amount of damages has not yet […]
A teenager suffered serious burns when a Halloween prank went wrong, it has been reported.The 13-year-old boy and a pal, 10, poured petrol a plastic slide in a playground in Kraubath, Styria, and set it alight on Sunday night. The teens then tried to extinguish the spreading flames amid fears the fire could devastate the […]
A pedestrian died on the spot after he was hit by a car on Sunday morning, police in Upper Austria said today (Tues).The 30-year-old man was walking along a main road near Nebelberg in the provinces Rohrbach district. The driver of the car ploughed into the pedestrian around 5am.Officials have not been made clear whether […]
Austrian tourism chiefs hope for more reservations by Romanians after the smell of Viennese coffee is being spread at an underground station in Bucharest as part of a new marketing stunt.The scent of fine coffee from Vienna is automatically being diffused every 10 minutes at the Romanian capitals busy Piata Universitatii station as part of […]
A 26-year-old man was seriously injured in a trash compactor this morning (Mon).Viennese garbage collection authorities said workers halted the process when emptying bins in Donaustadt district after hearing the mans screams.The resident of Vienna was dragged out of the rubbish truck with serious internal injuries and cuts.It has not been made clear why he […]
Red Bull Racings profits before taxes were up more than six-fold year on year in 2009, according to British media.The Daily Telegraph reports today (Mon) that the British Formula One (F1) team which is financed by Austrian energy drinks producer Red Bull increased to 4.6 million Euros from 2008 to 2009.The newspaper also […]
Vienna may be among the European cities pop star Madonna is eyeing up as locations for her fitness centres.The award-winning singers management announced recently that she had plans to open 10 gyms in Brazil, Argentina, Asia and Europe. The branch will be called The Hard Candy Fitness Centers after her 2008 album “Hard Candy” which […]