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Grand Tirolia Hotel Kitzbuhel takes Curio Collection into Austria
With its long winter seasons and high snow reliability, Kitzbuhel is renowned for being a skier’s paradise, and guests can easily access the slopes from the hotel.
Kitzbühel prepares to welcome return of World Ski Awards
The leading figureheads, decision-makers and innovators of the ski industry are heading to the legendary Austrian resort of Kitzbühel for the World Ski Awards 2018.
Wizz Air to establish base in Vienna ahead of summer season
Wizz Air will ass Austria as the 44th country in its network by establishing base operations at Vienna Airport. Wizz will open its Austrian base with one Airbus A320 aircraft in June, which will be followed by the deployment of two additional Airbus A321 aircraft in November.
Eurowings launches new London-Salzburg connection ahead of ski season
German low-cost carrier, Eurowings, has expanded its network from the UK with a new flight from Heathrow to Salzburg, the first of which took off earlier.
Stefan Gross, chief commercial officer, Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport chief commercial officer Stefan Gross tells Breaking Travel News how it feels to have been honoured by the World Travel Awards.
Uwe Schramm, general manager, A-ROSA Kitzbühel
Breaking Travel News speaks to A-ROSA Kitzbühel general manager Uwe Schramm during the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony in St. Petersburg.
bmi regional adds Graz, Austria, to schedule
bmi regional has proudly returned to Birmingham with the launch of its new flight to Graz, Austria. It is the only direct flight from the UK to Austria’s second city, exclusive to bmi regional and Birmingham Airport.
A-ROSA Kitzbühel prepares to welcome the 2016 World Ski Awards
Final preparations are being put in place as A-ROSA Kitzbühel prepares to welcome the 2016 World Ski Awards. The fourth instalment of the red-carpet event will take place in Kitzbühel from November 18th-20th, welcoming the elite of the ski hospitality industry to Austria. An extensive weekend programme is in place which will see guests invited to engage in three days of exclusive networking events, private skiing, sight-seeing tours and a host of other activities.
Eurowings opens new Austrian subsidiary
Eurowings has launched a new subsidiary in Austria. The first aircraft of Austrian Eurowings Europe took off on its initial flight to Alicante earlier. The passengers on the almost fully-booked flight to Alicante were looked after by the newly recruited and trained Eurowings Europe crew.
World Ski Awards honours Kitzbühel Wonder Team at Gala Ceremony 2015
World Ski Awards has recognised the achievements of the Kitzbühel Wonder Team during a glittering Gala Ceremony in Austria. The six friends - all members of the Kitzbühel Ski Club - grew up to dominate international ski competition, taking an unprecedented 27 Olympic and World Championship medals in a golden decade between 1950 and 1960.
British Airways prepares new European routes for take-off
British Airways customers will be spoilt for choice this winter, with another two new routes launching from Heathrow. From October 25th British Airways will start flying three times a week to Reykjavik in Iceland and twice a week to Salzburg in Austria, from December 5th.
Ramblers Worldwide Holidays launches 2015 ski brochure
Ramblers Worldwide Holidays – the experts in guided walking adventures across the globe – has just launched its first brochure dedicated solely to winter walking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, down hill skiing and Christmas markets. The range of holidays is considerable and includes cross country skiing in the Stubai Valley, Austria.