Along with hotels for people with children or hotels for dog-lovers there are also hotels that are only dedicated to adults. Posthotel Achenkirch in Tyrol (Western Austria) focuses on guests without children under the age of fourteen. Since children have been banned from the hotel, there is no longer noisy splashing in the pools and […]
By Rachael Williams A recent investigation of 1,000 Austrian classrooms has revealed that the air is too dry, too warm and laden with CO2. The investigation was carried out by Environmental Hygiene Expert Hans-Peter Hutter and his team at the Medical University of Vienna. Hutter commented on the negative effect of such a classroom environment, […]
Austrian police have released this picture of a “Catch Me If You Can” marriage swindler who claimed to be an airline pilot to meet single women and con them out of money. In the film “Catch Me If You Can” a fake pilot played by Leonardo DiCaprio travels the world and also lies to women […]
The number of winter season overnight stays by Austrians has reached a new record. Around 15.3 million overnight stays by Austrians were registered across the country between November 2011 and April 2012. People’s Party (ÖVP) Economy and Tourism Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner announced: “Austrians gave the domestic economy a boost and ensured a strong level of […]
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 […]
The ski resort of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria is hoping to provide visitors with both a luxurious snowy and foodie experience this winter season with their snow pass packages. The legendary resort is known not only for its 170 kilometres of ski slopes but also for its high class gastronomy. The 60 runs are accompanied […]
Austrian hotels are reducing their investments, according to a bank focusing on financing tourism projects. The Austrian Hotels and Tourism Bank (ÖHT) said yesterday (Tues) it provided hotels across the country with loans worth 880 million Euros in 2011. The tourism industry businesses financed 1,800 renovation, restoration and expansion projects with the funds, according to […]
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 […]
Vienna has retained its reputation as the most liveable city in the world in a global consulting group’s latest investigation. Mercer said today (Tues) the Austrian capital made first place in its Quality of Living Survey 2011. Zurich in neighbouring Switzerland remains in second place followed by Auckland, New Zealand, and Munich, Germany. Dusseldorf in […]
Hotels in Vienna are not bucking the European trend of decreasing prices, an investigation has shown. International holiday platform Trivago, which manages the Trivago Hotel Price Index (THPI), announced that a double room in the Austrian capital costs 133 Euros this month, down by seven per cent compared to last month. The average hotel price […]