Last year was a record year for Vienna’s tourism industry with the capital city seeing nearly 13 million visitors staying overnight in its hotels. This is a 3.7% increase on overnight visitors in 2012 and the best numbers ever seen in the city. “The fact that we have been able to beat the accommodation record […]
Motorcyclists accounted for one in four deaths on roads in the Tyrol region last year, despite the fact that they make up just two percent of total traffic volume. Forty-six people were killed in road accidents in Tyrol in 2013 – 13 of which were motorcyclists, according to preliminary figures released by state police on […]
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 […]
Austrian ski resorts are reporting optimal skiing conditions in time for the opening of the ski season. Some say they have more snow than ever for the time of year especially on glaciers in the popular Austrian ski region of Tirol. Yesterday (Sunday) more than 7000 skiers visited the Stubtai Glacier where they enjoyed the […]
The ‘Wein- und Genusstage 2013’ begins in the Austrian city of Eisenstadt today (Wednesday). The food and wine specialities festival which takes place in the pedestrian zone in the Burgenland capital offers local and international companies the chance to present their culinary delights. This year there are 47 companies taking part. This year for the […]
A four-year-old child is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked by his grandmother’s Rottweiler dog. The attack happened in Ferlach, Carinthia. The child was visiting his 66-year-old grandmother together with his six-year-old sister. The attack happened when the grandmother left the house briefly to let her two Rottweilers out of their kennel […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) made a loss of 35 million Euro in the first half of this year (2013) despite making a profit in the second quarter. The operating profit of 21 million Euro in the second quarter was not enough to balance out the 35 million Euro loss in the first quarter. Thus making a […]
By Rob Hyde A woman from Salzburg has pressed charged against her husband who threatened to kill her whilst giving her a driving lesson. The 36 year old man lost his patience with his wife whilst attempting to teach her to drive, and he said he would kill her. He threw his mobile phone at […]
By Rob Hyde A girl in Austria died after she drank mineral water which had been laced with liquid ecstasy, a court in Austria was told. Having taken a deep swig from the bottle, the 27 year old girl suddenly felt sick then fell into a coma, before she died at the Vienna General Hospital […]
Vienna has managed to break its own record for the amount of overnight stays registered since 2012. Latest figures from The Vienna Tourist Board show an increase of 3.1% per cent for the first half of 2013, compared with the same period last year. Director Norbert Kettner said: “In the first half of 2013, Vienna […]