The Ottoman Army was wiped out in Perchtoldsdorf, district of Mödling (Lower Austria) 330 years ago. Residents have now started an initiative for a new beginning. 16 July 1683 is known as the day of the “Turkish storm” in Perchtoldsdorf. The castle was then razed to the ground by soldiers of the Ottoman army, who […]
A survey shows that 95 percent of all people looking for a property in Austria wish to have a free space such as a balcony, a terrace or a garden in front of their next property. The real estate platform Immobilien.net asked 750 people in an online survey in March. 64 percent of Austrians, who […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Viennese promotion initiative had to be abandoned earlier than planned after it sparked traffic havoc at one of Rome’s busiest public places. Impressions from the Austrian capital lured hundreds of people to Rome’s Piazza Venezia after dusk each day in the past weeks. Viennese tourism marketing agents hoped to convince Italians and people visiting […]
More than four out of 10 Russians spending their winter holidays in Austria choose four and five star hotels, it has been announced.The Tyrolean Tourism Marketing said today (Weds) 43 per cent of tourists from Russia book into the two most exclusive categories of hotels.Tyrol is the most popular destination in Austria for Russians with […]
Austrian tourism chiefs hope for more reservations by Romanians after the smell of Viennese coffee is being spread at an underground station in Bucharest as part of a new marketing stunt.The scent of fine coffee from Vienna is automatically being diffused every 10 minutes at the Romanian capitals busy Piata Universitatii station as part of […]
An Austrian extreme sports athletes attempt to jump out of a balloon in from an altitude of 36 kilometres has been postponed after a businessman claimed he was robbed of his idea.Daniel Hogan launched legal action against Red Bull. The American entrepreneur claims he approached the Austrian energy drink producer with the idea of breaking […]
Salzburg will invest almost four million Euros in tourism marketing initiatives for the upcoming winter season, it has been announced.Leo Bauernberger, head of the provinces tourism board, said today (Tues) almost four million Euros will be spent on various marketing and advertising activities in Austria and abroad as the winter sport season approaches.Salzburgs tourism councillor […]