Fashion trade fair in Vienna

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General News

Around 100 Austrian and international exhibitors are showcasing their fashion and jewellery collections at the annual Modepalast trade fair taking place this March in Vienna. On a new location at the Künstlerhaus on Karlsplatz, Modepalast will be running from 28 to 30 March and offering an array of designs available for shoppers to try on, […]

Another base jumper dies – body recovered as snow melts

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Sports

A Styrian extreme sportsman, who has been missing in Switzerland since the beginning of March, was found dead. The 29-year-old man from Graz fell in an attempt to fly through a canyon near Walenstadt in a wing suit. A jump in the Schattenbach canyon in the Swiss canton St Gallen on 3 March 2013 proved […]

Schweizerhaus opens for season

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Lifestyle

Schweizerhaus, a huge beer garden, popular with locals and tourists alike has opened for the summer season this week just in time for the warmer weather this weekend in Vienna. The beer garden opens every year on 15 March at 10am and many locals rush to its opening to sink their first beer of the […]

Gourmet and Glock tastings at the Jagdhotel

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Lifestyle

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 […]

Cuba coming to Vienna

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Culture

By Rebecca Musgrave Cuba is set to arrive in Vienna in March 2012 to wash away the winter blues. The MuseumsQuartier will play host to “The Bar at Buena Vista” hailed as “The grandfathers of Cuban music” at the beginning of March, continuing the Caribbean celebration with Dance Company, “Ballet Revolución” later in the month. […]

Beer prices to climb

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Business

One of Austria’s biggest breweries decided to increase its consumer prices. Ottakringer – Vienna’s major beer firm – said today (Tues) it would charge three to five per cent more for its products. The price hikes will be felt by shoppers from March, according to business experts. A spokesman for the company claimed that “all […]

Volvo callback in Austria

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Business

Volvo is calling back more than 1,200 cars in Austria.Drivers association ÖAMTC said today (Fri) the Swedish firm – which was acquired by Chinese automotive company Geely – was currently recalling 1,282 vehicles in the country over different technical difficulties. The needed repairs are finished within an hour, according to Volvo’s Austrian representation.German company BMW […]

Oil sales in decline

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Business

Austrians are buying less heating oil amid soaring prices, new figures show.The Institute for Economic Oil-Heating (IWO) announced today (Fri) private and business clients bought 1.7 billion litres of the product last year. The organisation explained this was a 0.6 per cent decline compared to figures from 2009.The IWO said it has been registering a […]

Salzburg hotels price hike exposed

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Business

Hotels in Salzburg have jacked up their prices, new figures show.Research by holiday information and price comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) shows today (Thurs) that a standard double room in the birthplace of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart currently costs 122 Euros, up sharply by 20 Euros to the previous month.Tens of thousands of holidaymakers are coming […]

VIA shattered by Arab unrest

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Business

Vienna International Airport’s (VIA or VIE) performance has been affected by the uprisings in North Africa and the Arabian region.Flughafen Wien AG, the company managing Austria’s busiest aerodrome, said today (Tues) the number of passengers to destinations in the Far and Middle East edged down by 0.5 per cent last month compared to March 2010 […]