Viennese hotels have introduced significant price increases as temperatures are on the rise, it has been revealed.Travel platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) found today (Thurs) that a standard double room in the Austrian capital currently costs an average 134 Euros after just 99 Euros last month and 104 Euros in January. Trivago research shows that the current […]
Managers of Austrias biggest airport have decided to hold an open day at a disputed construction site.In what is regarded as an attempt to improve the aerodromes reputation, Flughafen Wien AG officials said today (Thurs) that the Skylink terminal building site can be visited free of charge between 10am and 5pm on 10 April.Skylink is […]
McDonald’s has been struck by an internet prank claiming that the fast food chain is making surcharges to “Mediterranean-looking” customers.The e-mail which aims to resemble an official McDonald’s Austria press release has made the rounds on the World Wide Web in the past days.The note announces that clients “with a southern appearance” will […]
Tyrol experiences US boom
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Tyrol has registered a strong increase of tourists from America.Tourism marketing officials in the western Austrian province said today (Weds) preliminary figures for the current skiing holiday period show that the number of overnight stays booked by people from the United States climbed by around 24 per cent compared to the previous winter.They added that […]
ECO Business earnings soar up
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Real estate company ECO Business-Immobilien AG (ECO Business) has managed to double its earnings.The firm, which has its headquarters in Vienna, said today (Tues) its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) climbed from 12.4 million Euros in 2009 to 29.4 million Euros the next year. ECO Business added it made a profit of 9.1 million […]
RHI earnings up sharply
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Viennese technology and fireproof products maker RHI AG achieved earnings of nearly 140 million Euros last year.The company – which presented preliminary annual figures earlier this month – said today (Tues) its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) soared by 75.7 per cent to 138.8 million Euros from 2009 to the following year. RHI added […]
Hitzinger gets 8mn orders
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Individual power supply solutions specialist Dipl.Ing. Hitzinger GmbH (Hitzinger) has received assignments worth eight million Euros.The Linz-based firm said today (Mon) it was contracted to produce and deliver interruption-proof energy systems worth six million Euros to various business clients across Europe. Hitzinger added it also received orders for emergency power supply devices worth around two […]
AUA approaches black figures
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Austrian Airlines (AUA) managed to reduce its losses last year.The struggling carrier suffered a loss of 64.7 million Euros in 2010, it was announced yesterday (Thurs). The airline stressed this was a significant improvement compared to the previous years loss of 230.9 million Euros.AUA, which reduced its workforce from more than 7,000 to around 5,900 […]
IRE snatches Austrian hotels
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Leading hotel chain NH Hotels has sold two resorts in Austria in a bid to reduce its debts.Spanish media report today (Fri) that the Madrid-based company sold its hotel in Salzburg and at Vienna International Airport (VIA) to German firm Invesco Real Estate (IRE). The company, which has its headquarters in Munich, also acquired three […]
Almost one in three Austrians have no holiday plans in 2011, a survey shows.The Institute for Leisure and Tourism Research (IFT) and motorist association ÖAMTC announced today (Fri) 29 per cent of Austrians said they would not take a vacation this year. Researchers said that especially people with a low income would not take a […]