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.

AVIS – All-inclusive for a worry-free journey

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Avis offers special all-inclusive rates for corporate customers, which should cover additional costs or fees in the event of damage.

With an Avis car, you stay flexible and comfortable from customer appointment to customer appointment. But what about additional costs, fees and what actually happens in the event of damage? So that passengers do not even have to deal with these issues, Avis has created special all-inclusive rates for companies.

Corporate clients benefit from:

  • €0.00 deductible in the event of damage
  • Unlimited mileage
  • One (possible) additional driver
  • Local taxes as well as airport or station fees already included
  • Winter tires

The all-inclusive rates can be used in Austria as well as many other countries.

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Austria Trend takes over new hotel near Schönbrunn

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Our colleagues at Austria Trend Hotels welcomed the “Courtyard by Marriott Vienna Schoenbrunn” to the fold at the beginning of December.

The 4* city hotel near the most popular tourist sight in Vienna, at the Schönbrunner Schlossstraße 38-40, offers 118 rooms, four modern meeting and conference rooms and the in-house restaurant La Corte. With the new hotel as well as the Parkhotel Schönbrunn and the Park Royal Palace Vienna, Austria’s largest hotel group is even better positioned around the tourist hotspot of Schönbrunn and is strengthening its core market of Vienna. By the end of 2018 the hotel will retain its original name “Courtyard by Marriott Vienna Schoenbrunn”.

TAP Air Portugal offers special conditions for SMEs

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With “TAP Corporate” companies can use their credit for seat reservations, for example.

The Portuguese Star Alliance member is specifically targeting business travelers, especially small and medium-sized companies, with its “TAP Corporate” frequent flyer program: Part of the ticket price will be credited to a central company account. This credit can then be used to book additional flights with TAP Air Portugal or for additional services such as extra baggage, use of Fast Track at the airport, lounge access or seat reservations. For travel in the Discount product class, the credit is one per cent of the ticket price, two per cent in “Basic” and “Classic” and three per cent in the “Executive” and “Top Executive” product categories. After registration, admin takes place via the web portal www.tapcorporate.com.

New Best Western Premier Collection Hotel in Böblingen

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The rooms in the newly-built V8 Hotel Superior Motorworld, with car beds or rim nightstands, are not just fun for motorists.

The newly built V8 Hotel Superior Motorworld Region Stuttgart in Böblingen, which revolves around the theme of cars and motorsport, will open at the end of the year and join the BW Premier Collection. The theme hotel for car enthusiasts has a total of 153 design and theme rooms, apartments, meeting rooms, an on-site restaurant and a bar. 16 theme rooms with car beds, rim nightstands and many other details do not only inspire car fans. 7 other apartment-style rooms are available for longer stays. The hotel offers the best facilities for meetings and events, especially since the directly adjacent Motorworld has additional capacity with its numerous meeting rooms, restaurants and event space.

New US long-haul routes for British Airways

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British Airways is extending its US connections and flying to New Orleans, Oakland and Ford Lauderdale.

They will now fly to the Louisiana city of New Orleans four times per week from London Heathrow Terminal 5. Passengers will arrive relaxed on a Boeing B-787 Dreamliner.
Oakland in California has also been added to the route network. The city is located on the other side of San Francisco Bay and is served by a Boeing B-777 from London Gatwick all year round.

Experience the sun in Fort Lauderdale: British Airways is heading for the popular tourist city on the southeast coast of Florida. A Boeing B-777 will be used on this route.

Austrian to boost flights from Austria to Germany

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From October 29, Austrian (Airlines) will offer a total of 49 extra flights in this year’s Winter timetable. The new Austrian Airlines Winter timetable starts on 10/29/2017, offering a total of 49 extra flights from Austria per week compared to last Winter. They will fly up to 14 times more to Berlin, flights to Düsseldorf were increased by 11 extra flights and there will be another seven direct flights from Vienna to Frankfurt. In total, from 10/29/2017 Austrian will be offering up to 342 flights per week between Austria and Germany, up to 119 of which will be from the various federal states of Austria and 223 will be from Austrian’s “home airport” in Vienna. There will also be 17 extra flights this Winter from Vienna direct to Zurich.

Thai Airways increases capacity for Vienna-Bangkok

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Capacity has been increased in advance of the first of the four weekly Thai Airways non-stop flights from Vienna to Bangkok taking off on November 16. Instead of using the Boeing 777-200ER as originally intended, they are now using a Boeing 777-300ER. This aircraft has 42 spaces in Royal Silk Business Class and 306 seats in Economy Class. Every Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from November 16, Thai Airways will depart from Vienna at 13:30 and land in Bangkok at 05:20 the next morning. The return flight departs at 01:30 and reaches Vienna – also non-stop – at 07:00 in the morning. With convenient connections at the Bangkok hub, passengers can easily transfer onto the Thai Airways route network to destinations within Thailand as well as in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

New joint Transatlantic alliance

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British Airways (including OpenSkies), American Airlines, Finnair and Iberia have joined forced on flights across the Atlantic. This means they provide passengers with a global route network with more routes, better connections and better prices. Customers traveling from Austria benefit from feeder services with British Airways but also with Iberia via Madrid. A new addition to the British airline’s timetable: New Orleans. They will now fly to the Louisiana city four times per week from London Heathrow Terminal 5. This is the first non-stop flight by a European airline from Europe to the famous city of jazz.