Luigi Restaurant Cooks Up Delicious Delights For Winter Season

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Brothers Luigi and Leo Doci who own the renowned Luigi restaurant chain will be cooking up a storm in Semmering this winter. These two top restaurateurs will be providing catering services through the “Luigi Gastronomy” branch of their company to make the winter season even more delicious in the town of Semmering in Lower Austria, […]

Hotel Gets A Penthouse Without The Building Stress

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A hotel in the southern Austrian city of Graz has gone upmarket with a five-star penthouse suite by simply having it lifted by a crane onto the top floor. The managers at the Hotel Daniel were looking to have more to offer big spending customers in addition to the traditional room with a balcony, and […]

Earthquake hits Austria

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Austria was shaken by an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale last night (Weds) at 19.17 PM. The epicentre of the earthquake was Ebreichsdorf  in Lower Austria. A few days previously another earthquake hit there too. The earthquake was also felt in the Austrian capital of Vienna. According to the Austrian Earthquake Service at […]

Prostitution to be banned in Viennas Prater area

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Street prostitution is to be banned in large areas of Vienna’s Prater district from September. It is thought that as a result many of the prostitutes will move to the industrial zone in Liesing. Residents in Liesing are worried that this will result in problems and conflicts in Liesing with the prostitutes already working there. […]

The Vienna Stadtkino cinema gets new location from September

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Business

The Vienna Stadtkino cinema is to move from its current location to the Vienna Künstlerhaus from September. This move ends years of discussions about the future of the cinema and should signalise improvements for the cinema goers as well as all those involved in the cinema. The Stadtkino has been located on Vienna’s Schwarzenbergplatz for […]

Therme Linsberg Asia celebrates fifth year anniversary

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The Therme Linsberg Asia wellness resort in Bad Erlach, Lower Austria is celebrating its fifth year anniversary. In the past year 1.250.000 people have visited the spa and after a somewhat difficult start the Linsberg Asia is reporting positive results. There were 270,000 overnight stays, over 1600 seminars and around 93,000 spa treatments. Managing Director […]

Bars must prioritise non-smoking areas says VwGh

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By Rob Hyde Customers must be able to access a cigarette-free zone in pubs and restaurants without having to first pass through a smoking area says the VwGH. The Higher Administrative Court (VwGH), said that people who visit bars and eateries should not have to be exposed to a smoky atmosphere before they reach a […]

Protestors bid to stop fracking in Bodensee area

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Green Austria

The ÖVP state parliament club is attempting to increase the pressure against fracking in the area around Bodensee, Western Austria. The aim of this is to prevent fracking in the drainage area of the Bodensee drinking water reservoir at the state, national and EU-level. The Green Party has severe doubts regarding the issue, which was […]

Hotel says independence will be a benefit

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Business

Hotel Burgenland in Eisenstadt is under new management from this year. The famous four-star hotel was formerly part of Austria Hotels Betriebs GmbH for 10 years and has now been sold. The hotel will now be run in its own rights are not as part of the chain, say the management. The director of the […]

Aqua Dome improves its hotel

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Part of the spa complex in Längenfeld has been treated to a revamp. Aqua Dome has invested 20 million Euros in 60 additional hotel rooms, the extension of the meeting rooms as well as a dedicated spa-area for the exclusive use of hotel guests. Aqua Dome in Längenfeld (Ötztal) has a new spa area in […]