Thanksgiving dinner and cooking courses at top Vienna hotel

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The Vienna Marriott has announced it will hold three Thanksgiving dinners once more next month.Organising the festive event has become a tradition at the prestigious city centre hotel over the past five years. Managers explained this year’s dinner nights will take place on 25, 26 and 27 November (7pm).A turkey filled with chestnuts and cranberries […]

Austrians make Croatian holiday top three

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Almost one in 10 foreigners spending their holidays in Croatia are Austrians, new figures show.Croatia’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced today (Thurs) that Austrians had comprised nine per cent of overnight stays by foreigners between January and July this year. Only Germans (19.8 per cent) and Slovenes (13.7 per cent) had a larger share, it […]

Vienna hotel prices upped after overnight record

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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 present hotel safety initiative

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Vienna police have announced plans to cooperate with the city’s 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 capital’s 23 districts to create tighter connections in an attempt to cut down the number […]

Vienna hotel prices drop

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Vienna hotel room prices have declined dramatically, new figures show.International hotel comparison platform Trivago said today (Tues) the average price for a standard double room in the Austrian capital dropped by 17 per cent to 108 Euros per night this month compared to June 2010.Viennese hotel rooms however remain more expensive than the European average […]

Five-star Steirerhof to reopen after €4mn makeover

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One of Austria’s best hotels is set to open its doors again after undergoing an extensive makeover.Steirerhof manager Werner Unterweger said today (Thurs) the five-star resort – located in the Styrian spa of Bad Waltersdorf – will restart business at the end of this month.Unterweger explained around four million Euros have been invested in improving […]

Top Falkensteiner luxury at Bad Waltersdorf Hotel and Spa

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By Kathryn QuinnWith an ever increasing number of spas springing up around Europe, the offer at the Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Bad Waltersdorf, in northern Styria stands out as giving holiday makers all they desire for the perfect relaxation and wellness experience.The first thing guests will notice is the impressively vast amount of treatments available […]