Third Car Sharing Company Opens in Vienna

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Business

Following in the footsteps of Car2Go and Carsharing.at a new car sharing operator has opened in Vienna. Flinkster, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, has opened its Vienna headquarters at Vienna’s Westbahnhof Train Station. Further locations in 18 other districts of Vienna are set to follow. The basic price for rental is 1 Euro per hour […]

New furniture at Viennas Museumsquartier

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General News

New furniture has been put out ready for the summer at the Museums Quarter (Museumsquartier, MQ) in Vienna. The summer furniture is blue this year – as voted in an online-poll last February. For the first time, there are also parasols for the popular lounging seats. These can be rented from the Aloha Bar daily […]

Vienna sees big rent prices increase

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Business

Rental prices for office space in the Austrian capital of Vienna is some of the most expensive in Europe. Experts from property company EHL Immobilien also warn that the rental prices will continue to rise. In top locations such as Vienna’s first district location Kohlmarkt office space goes for 390 Euro per M2 per month. […]

Puzzlement at Vienna parks ban on skiing

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Lifestyle

Residents in the Austrian capital Vienna woke up this week to discover that skiing had been banned in the city’s parks. Although many of the Viennese parks such as the Volksgarten and Burggarten are relatively flat the signs have nevertheless been erected with park officials explaining that it was a cost-cutting measure. Spokesman for the […]

Free entry with free card in Salzburg

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Travel

The travel desk has had a reminder for anybody hoping to finally start to enjoy the summer weather which has arrived very late this year that the free “Seenland Card” is still available and valid until the end of September. The card can be picked up for free at all of the following locations by […]

Vienna hotly tipped as Madonna reveals gym plans

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Lifestyle

Vienna may be among the European cities pop star Madonna is eyeing up as locations for her fitness centres.The award-winning singer’s management announced recently that she had plans to open 10 gyms in Brazil, Argentina, Asia and Europe. The branch will be called The Hard Candy Fitness Centers after her 2008 album “Hard Candy” which […]