Additional flights by China Airlines to Taipei starting in March

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As of March 2, 2018, China Airlines will increase weekly services to Taipei from 3 to 5.

Passengers thus have a wider choice of flights to the Taiwanese metropolis. Thanks to the increase in frequency, greater flexibility in travel planning is made available not only to Taiwan, but also to all of Asia, Australia and New Zealand. China Airlines connects Vienna with Taipei nonstop with the A350. Flight days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

LOT Polish Airlines heads to Singapore starting in May

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Via Warsaw, the airline also offers convenient connections for passengers from Austria.

LOT Polish Airlines plans to add Singapore to its route network as of May 15, 2018 as the fifth Asian destination. This offers attractive travel options for passengers from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The airline offers convenient connections via the “Star Alliance Hub” in Warsaw. The nonstop flights from Warsaw to Singapore are scheduled to start on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Return flights from Singapore are scheduled for Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Starting in July, the frequency will be increased to four connections. As on all international flights with the Boeing 787, a three-class configuration with Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class is also to be implemented between Warsaw and Singapore.

Easyjet increases Vienna-Berlin flights

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Since the beginning of January, Easyjet is servicing Vienna and Berlin Tegel, and now, an increase is planned.

The orange low-cost airline is already considering an increase in frequencies. While there will be up to five daily flights on weekdays between both capitals starting in February, the summer schedule will include six daily rotations.

After London Gatwick, Berlin Tegel is to grow to be the second largest base of the originally British airline. All in all, 25 aircraft taken over from Air Berlin are to be stationed here by summer.

Conference facilities at Munich Airport

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The conference center “municon” will be expanded to 34 rooms for conferences and meetings at the Munich Airport.

All conference rooms are flooded with light and equipped with the latest technology as well as new TV screens. They can accommodate four to a maximum of 180 people. The open and modern architecture creates a pleasant atmosphere for discussions, meetings and conferences. Only a few steps away from both terminals, the “municon” is centrally located and thus easily accessible. The exclusive restaurant caters to the conference guests. The operator is Allresto Flughafen München Hotel und Gaststätten GmbH. Our colleagues will be happy to assist you when planning your meeting: mice@ax-travel.at

Motel One: second hotel in the Netherlands

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The newly opened Motel One Amsterdam-Waterlooplein revolves around the themes of flea markets, upcycling and old masters.

In its second hotel in Amsterdam, Motel One has gone for an extraordinary and luxurious interpretation of the “flea market” theme, with old windows, doors, cabinets and wooden planks as wall cladding, a chandelier made of flea market lamps and a workbench made of various materials with integrated table lamps. The inspiration came from the famous flea market on the historic Waterlooplein Square, which the hotel is also named after. The Dutch artist Piet Hein Eek skillfully combines the themes. The hotel is in a prime city location.

Austria Trend expands franchise with Radisson Blu

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The “Austria Trend Hotel Park Royal Palace” in Vienna will be transformed into the “Radisson Blu Park Royal Palace Hotel Vienna”.

Our colleagues from Austria Trend Hotels, Austria’s largest hotel group, are entering into a franchise partnership with Radisson Blu, Europe’s largest upper-upscale brand, for another one of its top hotels. The 4-star superior hotel, currently known as the Austria Trend Hotel Park Royal Palace Vienna, is now a Radisson Blu franchise. Austria Trend Hotels have already been successfully cooperating with the Radisson Blu Hotel Altstadt in Salzburg since 2001. The cooperation strengthens the positioning of the Hotel Park Royal Palace as a leading international hotel in the immediate vicinity of Schönbrunn Palace. With 233 rooms and a 900 square meter conference area, the hotel is one of the leading hotels in Vienna’s event hotel industry. Particularly striking is the extraordinary architecture with gold accents and the connecting bridge to the Technical Museum.

Air Berlin, then NIKI

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This year was another emotional one for the tourism industry. The insolvency of Air Berlin and now also the (premature) suspension of flight operations of NIKI, shortly before the end of the year, has caused some turbulence.

Travel managers and travelers need to be patient in these situations. Our service team is always eager to assist you with rebooking or other services as far as possible. However, we ask for your understanding that in our role as “mediator” we unfortunately have to refer to the respective service provider or the responsible body in the event of strikes or insolvency.

According to recent reports, at least in the case of “NIKI” tickets, there is hope for reimbursement.

Further information and links can be found on the respective websites.

Lufthansa PartnerPlusBenefit – New options and conditions

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Please note the new features of PartnerPlusBenefit, which should make it even more advantageous for companies to collect and redeem benefit points.

At the beginning of December, the Lufthansa Group changed its corporate program to make the collection of points more transparent. The redemption of points will also be improved, participants should be able to enjoy their PartnerPlusBenefit rewards faster.

In addition, the current PartnerPlusBenefit platform will be expanded. In future, participants will also be credited BenefitPoints to their PartnerPlusBenefit account for ticket purchases in Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovakia and Switzerland. More information can be found here: https://www.partnerplusbenefit.com/application/de/de/public/precom-information.action

VIP lounge at Salzburg Airport recently renovated

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In its 30-year history, the “venerable” VIP lounge at Salzburg Airport has welcomed many familiar faces from politics and business; now it is gleaming with a new design.

In a short, eight-week renovation phase, Salzburg Airport has redesigned its VIP lounge. The exclusive space, located next to the business lounge that opened in 2015, now shines in a completely new light. The design from the 1980s was no longer up-to-date and has now been modernized over a short construction period and adapted to the design of the business lounge. Already many well-known actors, aristocrats, politicians, athletes and economists from all over the world have been offered special comfort while waiting for their departure. Even popes, royalty and the Dalai Lama have been welcomed here.

Innsbruck Airport opens new “Tyrol” lounge

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In addition to the “Tyrol Lounge” for frequent flyers, the 400m2 “Event Lounge” and the “Innsbruck VIP-Lounge” have also been created.

Innsbruck Airport has opened the new “Tyrol Lounge” for frequent flyers. Over more than 250m2 different pieces of furniture and room dividers invite guests to enjoy the waiting time before their flight in comfort. Hot and cold snacks are available as well as three workstations especially for business travelers, a relaxation zone with panoramic views of the Tyrolean mountains, a kind of “living room” and as a highlight a floor-to-ceiling library. The regular admission price is 34 Euros, however for authorized status customers, admission is free.

In addition to the frequent flyer lounge, an approximately 400m2 space has been created under the names “Event Lounge” and “Innsbruck VIP Lounge”. This VIP room can be rented exclusively and offers the highest privacy to customers.