Located in Sernauberg in Southern Styria, one of Austria’s top winegrowing areas, two brothers Willi and Hannes Sattler are serving up the ultimate in culinary holidays at their hotel and vineyard the Sattlerhof. The pair are serving up so called holiday programmes for men including fishing for their evening meal in local lakes, grilling on […]
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Investor grabs Vienna Intercontinental
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One of Vienna’s most prestigious hotels has a new owner. Austrian businessman Michael Tojner forked out 50 million Euros to snatch up the Vienna Intercontinental, business newspapers disclosed today (Fri). The deal will be finalised in May, according to Die Presse which reports that Tojner – a Vienna-based investor – has not yet decided about […]
By Kathryn Quinn Lake Fuschl located in Austria’s beautiful Salzkammergut region was created after the end of the four ice ages when the foothills of the Alps were covered by massive glaciers. Huge amounts of ice and rocks from the Alps were brought into the Salzkammergut as well as huge amounts of melted snow and […]
With the spring temperatures finally upon us, Austrian herbs are starting to show their first signs of life. The official herb year begins for expert Inge Daberer and Chef Walter Schmitz in March with the end of the month also seeing the release of their new herb cookbook. The new herb cookbook contains 100 specialist […]
The four star gourmet Jagdhotel in Guntramsdorf, Austria, is hosting two evenings of wine and top culinary fare during March. The wine tasting will take place in the hotel located just 20 kilometres from Vienna. Creative, regional cuisine lies at the heart of Gabriele and Franz Fakler’s hotel located on the Austrian wine route in […]
Gourmet ski week at Sendlhof
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The luxury hotel Sendlhof in Gastein, Austria, will host a week of ski orientated gourmet and spa indulgence in March. From 17 to 24 March guests will be able to enjoy an array of après ski culinary events including tastings, presentations and of course a series regional menus. For seven days the hotel will open […]
Heavy snowfall in mountainous areas around Austria over the last two days has resulted in nine avalanches and the death of two people. Several roads around the country are impassable after the new snow with the state of Vorarlberg left completely cut off from the rest of Austria. A series of severe avalanches in the […]
Families cash in on free lift passes
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By Rebecca Musgrave Having previously made family holidays easier on parent’s nerves, the Babyhotel in Trebesing, Austria, is now making holidays that little bit easier on the wallet. With two day ski passes for children normally costing around 40 Euros, a family of five will not always find it easy to enjoy the country’s winter […]
Vienna part of European tourism elite
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Vienna takes fifth place in a survey checking European city’s tourism competitiveness. German consulting group Roland Berger investigated the marketing efforts of 24 capital cities in Europe in their battle for vacationers. The firm’s study also considered economic aspects. Roland Berger ranked Vienna in fifth place, neck and neck with Berlin in Germany. Paris in […]
Ritz Vienna at the ready
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Vienna will get a Ritz next year, it was confirmed yesterday (Tues). A group of Kazakh investors signed contracts with Austrian real estate company Bauträger Austria Immobilien GmbH (BAI) in Vienna. The business partners said afterwards that a new hotel of the famous brand would open in the city in the second quarter of 2012. […]