Retail trade representatives are delighted about “sensational” revenue as hundreds of thousands of Austrians took the opportunity to go shopping on yesterdays (Weds) national holiday.The 8th of December which marks the Immaculate Conception of Mary is traditionally one of the busiest days in the year for the retail trade sector as shops have […]
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Vienna International Airport (VIA) has raised its passenger figures prediction for this year as numbers continue to climb.VIA said today (Thurs) it registered 1.83 million passengers last month, up by 11.4 per cent compared to October 2009. The airport, which recorded a 13.8 per cent year on year increase in customers back in September, explained […]
The occupancy rate of FlyNikis most important cooperation partner has edged down.Air Berlin, which holds a 49.9 per cent with an option for the total takeover of FlyNiki, said today (Mon) it had 28.79 million passengers between January and October of this year, up by 3.4 per cent year on year.The company, Germanys second-biggest airline […]
Viennese hotels have increased their prices following a record number of overnights in the first half of this year.Online hotel comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) announced today (Thurs) a double room in the Austrian capital cost 125 Euros a night on average this month, up from 113 Euros last month.The development means Vienna is currently the […]
Vienna police have announced plans to cooperate with the citys hotels more closely in a bid to tackle crime.Police official Walter Hladik said today (Fri) they would get in touch with all four and five star resorts in eight of capitals 23 districts to create tighter connections in an attempt to cut down the number […]
Styrian electronic products manufacturer Seidel Elektronik said it hoped for pre-crisis business figures for this year as it employs more staff than ever before despite difficult economic circumstances.The Deutschlandsberg-based firm said today (Thurs) that with 342 now on its books, it currently had more employees than ever, adding that it was currently looking for additional […]
SUV sales soar across Austria
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Environmentalists concerns are rising as traffic researchers report a boom in sales of sport utility vehicles (SUVs).Traffic Club Austria (VCÖ) official Christian Gratzer said today (Thurs) there has been a 25 per cent year on year rise in sale figures of the gas-guzzling cars in Austria in the first five months of 2010.Gratzer said most […]
Italy and Croatia are neck-and-neck as Austrians most popular destination for car holiday trips.Motorist association Arbö said today (Weds) it expected and equal number (18 per cent) of Austrians to go by car to Italy and Croatia this summer.Germany comes second with a share of 10 per cent, while Austria itself is third with nine […]
Austria has made the top three in a humiliating European Union (EU) retirement age ranking.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) figures presented today (Weds) reveal that Belgium and France were the only other EU member states with a comparably low average pensioning age as Austria where men retire on average at 59 and […]
The number of car registrations dropped year on year last month, but recovered after a dramatic decline in April.Federal statistics agency Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) 2.3 per cent fewer cars had been registered last month compared to the same month in 2009. The number of 29,057 registrations might however be regarded as good news […]