Hotels in Salzburg have jacked up their prices, new figures show.Research by holiday information and price comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) shows today (Thurs) that a standard double room in the birthplace of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart currently costs 122 Euros, up sharply by 20 Euros to the previous month.Tens of thousands of holidaymakers are coming […]
OMV has discovered an enormous gas field in Australia.The Austrian energy sector giant said today (Thurs) the amount of gas suspected in the Zola 1 exploration zone on the north-western Australian coast may be enough to cover the whole of Austrias demand for four to five years. OMV which cooperates with international companies in […]
Construction industry giant Strabag SE has acquired a German hydraulic engineering expert.The Vienna-based firm said yesterday (Weds) it fully took over Ludwig Voss GmbH retroactively on 1 January 2011, adding that it was awaiting the green light from competition watchdogs. Strabag did not disclose the takeover price.Ludwig Voss is a family business specialised in water […]
Food hygiene inspectors across Austria are swarming out to take a closer look at Easter market offerings.Officials said today (Thurs) checks on stalls at popular markets will especially focus on the quality of products like ham and egg.Businesspeople are currently offering souvenirs and food at hundreds of Easter-themed markets in all nine provinces of Austria.News […]
People of Vienna will splash out more on presents this Easter, according to a poll.The Viennese Economy Chamber (WKW) said today (Thurs) residents of the capital will spend an average 54 Euros on gifts ahead of this years upcoming festival, three per cent more than last year. More than 50 million Euros will be invested […]
Toni & Guy has revealed plans to expand in Austria.The British hairdressing company which has shops across the world said today (Weds) it wanted to open more stores in the country. Toni & Guys Austrian representation is currently limited to one salon in Viennas Innere Stadt district.”The goal is to position ourselves in […]
Telekom Austria AG (TA) has been given more time to improve its offer to take over a leading Serbian mobile services firm.The Serbian government which holds 80 per cent in Telekom Srbija said yesterday (Tues) it decided to give TA the chance to increase their takeover bid until 3 May.The Viennese telecommunications provider […]
Vienna International Airports (VIA or VIE) performance has been affected by the uprisings in North Africa and the Arabian region.Flughafen Wien AG, the company managing Austrias busiest aerodrome, said today (Tues) the number of passengers to destinations in the Far and Middle East edged down by 0.5 per cent last month compared to March 2010 […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) had its wings clipped in the first three months of this year.The airline announced yesterday (Mon) that it served 2.1 million passengers between January and March, down by one per cent compared to the first quarter of 2010. AUA added that it had 797,500 customers in March, around 2.4 per cent fewer […]
The apartments of former Vienna International Airports (VIA or VIE) managers in Vienna and Lower Austria have been searched by prosecutors, it was confirmed.Klosterneuburg prosecutors announced that search warrants were executed at two homes of former VIA decision-makers and businesspeople assigned to create a new terminal called Skylink this morning (Tues). They added that several […]