Schoenbrunn Zoo gets romantic

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General News

Romance will be in the air this Friday at Schoenbrunn Zoo as tickets for two are offered at a discount price and a special tour teaches visitors about the love lives of animals. Pairs of tickets bought using the password ‘Valentines Day’ will be on offer for a total price of 15 Euros on Friday […]

Rise in prices at Wiener Linien – today

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General News

Prices for public transport in Vienna have gone up as of today (July 1). The increase affects single journeys, weekly and monthly passes as well as some other types of transport tickets. Prices remain the same for owners of the yearly pass. The operator of the Viennese metros, trams, buses and local trains (Strassenbahn) Wiener […]

15 minutes free parking instead of 10

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Politics

The 15-minute parking ticket will replace the 10-minute parking ticket in autumn. The only alternative is to buy your parking ticket with your phone. A parking clock does not protect you from a fine. The coalition of SPÖ and the Green Party in Vienna has decided to introduce a new free 15-minute parking ticket. It […]

Vienna backs down over parking and offers 15 minutes free

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Politics

The newspaper “Kurier” reported that the coalition of SPÖ and the Green Party in Vienna have decided to introduce a new free 15-minute parking ticket. It will be issued starting in September. Traffic councilor and vice mayor Maria Vassilakou (Green Party) kept her promise to examine the proposal of the driver’s clubs ÖAMTC and ARBÖ. […]

Jedermann offered to everyman at the supermarket

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Culture

Austrian supermarket chain Merkur scored a coup for customers after getting hold of hundreds of tickets for the enormously popular Jedermann at the Salzburger Festspiele this year. The tickets are regarded as one of the hottest cultural properties in the annual events calendar in Austria and are usually sold out almost immediately. So many Austrians […]

Schladming night-ski race 2012

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Sports

The Schladming ski resort in Styria will host the Ski World Cup Men’s Night Slalom tonight (Tuesday). The Planai mountain in Schladming in the Liezen district is a well known ski region and has a ski world cup slope that has been prepared for the event. Over 30,000 tickets have been sold in advance, the […]

ÖBB justifies ‘dumping prices’

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Business

Federal Railways (ÖBB) has defended the introduction of crash prices. A spokeswoman for the company said today (Fri) criticism of the latest move was “incomprehensible” since the customers would eventually benefit from it. ÖBB caused a stir by presenting a programme featuring 25,000 tickets for 15 Euros each for its western railway link connecting Vienna […]

The Rocky Horror Show at MuseumsQuartier

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Culture

By Rebecca Musgrave Corsets, transvestites and ray guns. It can only mean one thing – The Rocky Horror Show is back in Vienna. Richard O’Brien’s iconic musical in all its grotesque glory is currently being performed in the MuseumsQuartier and over 38 years after it was first staged in London, appears to still be attracting […]

Railroad price fight in full swing

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Business

Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Westbahn have broken their promise not to engage in a price war. ÖBB chief Christian Kern explained in several interviews his company would focus on better quality and customer service in its attempt to weather the intensified competition on the tracks between Vienna and Salzburg. Westbahn executive manager Stefan Wehinger promised […]

Delirium – Classical winter concerts in Salzburg

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Culture

A series of pre-Christmas, classical concerts will take place in Salzburg this winter. The event named “Delirium” is to be presented by conductor, director and founder of the Tyrolean Festival in Erl, Gustav Kuhn. The various concerts will take place in the Mozarteum Foundation’s Large Hall and will play host to both the orchestra and […]