The Therme Linsberg Asia wellness resort in Bad Erlach, Lower Austria is celebrating its fifth year anniversary. In the past year 1.250.000 people have visited the spa and after a somewhat difficult start the Linsberg Asia is reporting positive results. There were 270,000 overnight stays, over 1600 seminars and around 93,000 spa treatments. Managing Director […]
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Spa hotel to employ jester
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A spa hotel is looking to take on a court jester to make guests feel like kings. The Rogner Bad Blumau spa in Styria says it wants someone creative, musical and fun dressed up “in the right gear with a flute or a lute”. Director Melanie Franke said: “At the royal courts, jesters were a […]
Run on Sonnentherme spa in Burgenland
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Thanks to the Easter Holidays and the cold weather, people are increasingly visiting spas in Burgenland (Eastern Austria). Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg is pleased with the stream of visitors, who are particularly young families with children. The management of the spa registered up to 2,500 guests per day. It has just invested 23 million Euros in the […]
Aqua Dome improves its hotel
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Part of the spa complex in Längenfeld has been treated to a revamp. Aqua Dome has invested 20 million Euros in 60 additional hotel rooms, the extension of the meeting rooms as well as a dedicated spa-area for the exclusive use of hotel guests. Aqua Dome in Längenfeld (Ötztal) has a new spa area in […]
Giant penis is blown up
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A three and a half tonne model penis work of art was exploded into the air in Bad Blumau, Austria. The giant penis artwork “Gaia” measuring over 4 metres was designed by Emmerich Weissenberge, but it has now been blown up during a controlled explosion – in the name of art. The organic remains of […]
Gourmet ski week at Sendlhof
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The luxury hotel Sendlhof in Gastein, Austria, will host a week of ski orientated gourmet and spa indulgence in March. From 17 to 24 March guests will be able to enjoy an array of après ski culinary events including tastings, presentations and of course a series regional menus. For seven days the hotel will open […]
Nearly one out of four Austrians visit spas to maintain their relationships, a new poll has shown.Research group Meinungsraum which questioned more than 1,000 Austrians for health sector company Vamed said today (Fri) 24 per cent said they visit spas with their partners to cherish their bonds.The vast majority of 90 per cent […]
A 40-year-old woman suffered serious burns when she lighted a cigarette after filling a basin with petrol.The housewife was rushed to a clinic after the incident at her home in the Styrian spa town of Bad Waltersdorf (Tues).Meanwhile a 47-year-old man died three days after suffering serious burns when a petrol can exploded in woodland […]
A British journalist has revealed “almost everything” she ate in Vienna was “delicious”.Rachel Cooke, who writes a popular life and style column for the daily Guardian newspaper, admits she “had not expected to like Austrian food”.Cooke reveals she was uncertain about which experiences her second visit to Austria may hold after a rather unfortunate stay […]
From the slopes to the spa – Bad Gastein
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By Kathryn Quinn Bad Gastein has long been a favourite amongst winter sports fans in the know. With stunning 360 mountain panoramas, over 220 kilometres of ski slopes and worlds class thermal spa resorts it is obvious why so many people flock to the Gastein region year after year.Nestled in Salzburgerland, in the shadow of […]