Motel One is continuing its expansion course: In Newcastle, the budget design chain opened its fifth hotel in Great Britain, and its seventh hotel in the Bavarian metropolis of Munich. Visitors to the Motel One Newcastle – in the historic center of this city in northeastern England – enter through a brick door into the carefully renovated main building with its old arches. The transformation of this former industrial city into a cosmopolitan metropolis is reflected visually throughout the building, while the influence of the soccer theme (Newcastle United Football Club) is apparent, as well as the 7 bridges over the River Tyne in Newcastle. At the new Motel One Munich Olympia Gate in Schwabing, guests can stay overnight right in the Olympiapark. The English Garden, Hauptbahnhof station and the city center are just a few minutes away. The interior of the hotel fully embodies the Olympic motto  “Being there is what counts”.

 

4 separate seating categories are now bookable on all Short, Medium and Long-haul flights from Air Berlin:

• XL Seats – have 15cm more leg room (in the row behind the Emergency Exit, on Long-haul flights in the front of the cabin).
• Preferred Seats – for faster disembarkation ( in rows 1-4, or on Long-haul flights, the row of two seats at the front of the cabin); in addition, overhead bins are reserved for these seats!
• 2 Standard Seat Categories A and B: provide more creature comforts. They differ in location by aircraft (example: on Short and Medium-haul flights, Category A seats are in the front of the cabin and Category B seats in the back of the cabin.)

Details can be found in the Overview. It should be noted that the front rows are no longer pre-reserved for Top Bonus status customers. We recommend that you reserve them with our VB/AX Service team, directly at the time of booking.

From 04 April 2016, flights will be departing Vienna 4 times per week, to Isfahan, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in addition to the existing connections to the Capital of Iran, Tehran.  From 25 October 2016, Austrian Airlines will offer direct flights to Havana. Every Tuesday, Austrian will fly a Boeing 767, from Vienna to the Cuban Metropolis.

British Airways has changed their check- in deadlines at their departure airports worldwide. For Airports hosting Medium and Long-haul flights, the Check in and Luggage Counters will close 60 minutes before flight departure.  For Short-haul flights, they will close 45 minutes before flight departure. The exception to this rule is the London City Airport (LCY), where the Check-In and Luggage Counter will close, as usual, 20 minutes before flight departure.

Enjoy the exclusive privileges and luxury of 5 –Star Airline, Qatar Airways.  Qbiz is a Bonus Program, offering  many advantages specifically aimed at Small and Mid-sized businesses. With Qbiz you can optimize your Business Travel budget. For every registered flight of your employees, your company can accrue Qmiles, which  can be used for Flights or Upgrades with Qatar Airways. For every Euro spent on qualifying flights with Qatar Airways, you will receive Qmiles, so the more your employees fly, the greater the benefits will be for your Business . Additionally, your employees will accrue Qmiles on their personal Privilege Club account. For more information about Qbiz see www.qatarairways.com/at/de/qbiz.page