Parts of Southern Austria have been put on the highest avalanche warning after a large snowstorm over the weekend brought some of the heaviest snow for 15 years. Authorities have warned against any off-piste or back country skiing and many resorts are on Level 4 or Level 5 avalanche alerts, the highest alert level where […]
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Age of the Dinosaur Recreated in Vienna
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Just in time for the New Year break a new exhibition chronicling the age of the dinosaurs has opened in the former St Marx slaughterhouse. The travelling exhibition includes dinosaurs recreated in real size and it is now on show in the Austrian capital as part of a European tour. And those who don’t get […]
Tourism bosses are urging people that had planned holidays to Egypt to be flexible after a travel warning was issued for the country. Many people who had planned to travel to Egypt have had their flights cancelled as the crisis escalates in the country – many flights up until mid September have been cancelled. People […]
Vorarlberg’s favourite holiday destination is Turkey, according to the regional travel agents. The spokesperson for the Vorarlberg travel agents Michael Nachbaur said that was clear in the bookings. There is also a renewed interest for holidays in Greece, and charter flights to the Italian islands of Sardinia and Elba are still very popular. Nachbaur said […]
Holidays against burnout
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The growing pressure in the working environment makes holidays even more important. This has been shown by a survey of the European Travel Insurance Company. Moreover, the search for the authentic experience as a counterbalance to the “virtual world of experience” will become more important in the future. However, the number of holidays has not […]
Family who lost everything helped
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Austrian firemen in Melk in Lower Austria have been praised after stepping in to help a Chechen family of four who lost everything when their car burst into flames. The couple and their two children could only look on in tears as their car caught fire as they travelled along the Westautobahn near Melk. Fire […]
London tops Austrian holiday destinations
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The Austrian travel agents Association has confirmed London is now one of the top destinations for Austrians looking to enjoy an Easter break. London shares the top spot with Spain, the Dominican Republic and the Maldives as the most popular Easter break. For the package holiday deals Egypt, Turkey and Spain topped the list. All […]
Two leading taxi companies may be forced to brace for a court case. The Federal Competition Authority (BWB) announced today (Mon) it started checking complaints by two start-up companies against Viennese market leaders 40100 and 31300. The businesses’ drivers face the sack if they use a new kind of smartphone apps. The programmes – provided […]
A Polish travel company has revealed plans to offer cut-price coach trips to Austria.PolskiBus announced it will launch a new budget travelling programme connecting 16 cities within the country later this month. The company added that it aimed at expanding the service across the continent. Polish newspapers report today (Fri) that Austrian capital Vienna, the […]
TUI Travel, Europes leading travel company, is bracing for immense losses due to the riots in Egypt.TUI Austria, the German companys Austrian subsidiary, announced today (Thurs) that the whole company is expecting to make a loss of between 29 million and 35 million Euros in the first quarter of 2011 due to the thousands of […]