According to Vienna Tourism, the situation before Easter resembles the situation of last year. Apparently, the weather is crucial in determining short-term bookings. A record number of visitors in the last few months has left Vienna Tourism optimistic. There has been a noticeable trend of short-term bookings in city tourism, which also concerns the Easter […]
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Vienna seeks to attract gays and lesbians
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Vienna is hailed as an attractive gay and lesbian destination, a recent survey has shown. Vienna’s tourism board carried out the survey on 800 gay and lesbian users of the tourism board’s internet portal. Results show that 91.5 percent of those asked said the Austrian capital was especially attractive to them. Vienna Tourism boss Norbert […]
Stronach tempts another BZÖ politician
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A councillor from the BZÖ has changed his political allegiance to join “Team Stronach”. The newlyformed political party set up by Austro Canadian multimillionaire Frank Stronach has poached many politicians from rival parties but the BZÖ has suffered particularly badly from losing its members. The latest desertion is of Michael Schabernig, aged 30. Announcing the […]
Europe’s economic giant Germany is going on the offensive to promote its tourism credentials using a Canadian travel writer to discover the country off-the-beaten track. While Munich and Berlin are at the top of the tourism agenda Germany has many other cities that have a lot to offer, with a past that has influenced not […]
The number of winter season overnight stays by Austrians has reached a new record. Around 15.3 million overnight stays by Austrians were registered across the country between November 2011 and April 2012. People’s Party (ÖVP) Economy and Tourism Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner announced: “Austrians gave the domestic economy a boost and ensured a strong level of […]
Salzburg tourism on the rise
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The city of Salzburg is more popular than ever with tourists from all around the world new figures have shown. The figures from Salzburg tourist officials show that 12 per cent more tourists spent an overnight stay in Salzburg in April 2012 than in April 2011. To date the record year of Salzburg tourism was […]
Clampdown on off piste skiing
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Vorarlberg has been looking at ways to improve safety for winter sports lovers while off piste and has come up with a series of measures to make it safer and also to protect the natural environment. Among the measures are increased fines for people who breach the rules. After the heavy snowfalls of the last […]
Lake Millstatt moves into thermal tourism
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With stunning panorama views and spectacular lakes Carinthia is a winner in the summer in attracting tourists but the lakeside tourism opportunities are limited by the weather. But at the thermal lake at Millstatt locals have taken the first step towards making lakeside enjoyment and almost all year-round activity with the building of Carinthia’s first […]
Greek crisis scares away Austrians
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Significantly fewer Austrians will travel to Greece this summer, preliminary booking records show. The Verkehrsbüro Group, Austria’s biggest tourism company, said yesterday (Weds) the number of Austrians planning holidays in the debt-stricken country in southern Europe had been 21.6 per cent higher at the same time last year. The travel office enterprise said Greece remained […]
Hotels cut down investments
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Austrian hotels are reducing their investments, according to a bank focusing on financing tourism projects. The Austrian Hotels and Tourism Bank (ÖHT) said yesterday (Tues) it provided hotels across the country with loans worth 880 million Euros in 2011. The tourism industry businesses financed 1,800 renovation, restoration and expansion projects with the funds, according to […]