Austrian Airlines (AUA) bosses have warned that ticket prices may rise in the near future.AUA co-chief Andreas Bierwirth said today (Fri) that the airline could increase its kerosene surcharge depending on developments in Libya.The regimes army killed hundreds of people who took to the streets to call for democracy and free elections. Libyan leader Muammar […]
T-Mobile Austria managed to attract almost 10 per cent more new customers last year.The Vienna-based company said today (Fri) it had 3.78 million clients in 2010, up by 9.6 per cent year on year. T-Mobile Austria however also announced that its turnover declined by five per cent to 983 million Euros.T-Mobile is the number one […]
The Austrian branch of fast food chain McDonald’s has said it will increase its prices.The company said today (Thurs) that the average price of its products which include whole meals like burgers with French fries but also wraps and coffee will increase by between one and 1.5 per cent this year.”There will be […]
EVN AG, one of Austrias main energy providers, has announced it has managed to reduce its debts.EVN said today (Thurs) that it had debts of 1.37 billion Euros in the first quarter of the 2010/2011 business year, 6.9 per cent less than in the same period of the previous business year. EVN added its investments […]
An investment consultant has been sentenced to prison for gambling away more than 400,000 Euros of customers money.Judges in Graz, Styria, heard yesterday (Weds) how the 36-year-old man promised high interest rates to his clients in order to compensate his rising gambling debts.The accused who has been addicted to sports wagering for years […]
The supervisory board of crane producer Palfinger AG is going to hand control over to the next generation as two members will be replaced my much younger counterparts.The firm, which has its headquarters in Salzburg, said today (Weds) that Hannes Palfinger, 37, and Stiegl brewery boss Heinrich Dieter Kiener, 54, will join the panel next […]
Telekom Austria (TA) may have suffered a decline in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and turnover last year, according to leading analysts.Experts of Erste Bank, Bank Austria (BA) owner UniCredit and Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) said today (Tues) that they had expected Austrias leading provider of telecommunication services and mobile connections to have […]
Hotel Sacher boss Elisabeth Gürtler has set her sights on a leading hotel management group, it has emerged.Austrian business newspapers report today (Tues) that the businesswoman is considering acquiring the 52.1 per cent stake that the B&C Holding is currently holding in the Imperial Hotels Austria AG.Such a move would put Gürtler in charge of […]
Wienerberger AG the worlds biggest producer of bricks is back in the black.The firm headed by Heimo Scheuch said today (Tues) that it had earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) of 10.7 million Euros last year after a loss of 258.1 million Euros in 2009. Wienerberger added that its turnover declined by four […]
Hotels in Linz were identified as the most expensive among Austrias five largest cities.Hotel price comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) found today (Mon) that a standard double room in the Upper Austrian capital currently costs an average 138 Euros significantly more than what hotels in Innsbruck (116 Euros) and Graz (101 Euros) are charging.Hotels in […]