Vienna Tourism News

Austrian Airlines heads to Boston for spring 2020
Austrian Airlines will begin non-stop flights from Boston to Vienna on March 29th next year, marking the first ever direct connection between the two cities. The carrier will fly a Boeing 767-300ER equipped with 211 seats on the new route.

Air Arabia launches new low-cost flights to Vienna
The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna from Sharjah, will operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will be expanded to daily flight service as of mid-December.

Radisson Red Vienna scheduled for 2021 opening in Austria
The Imperial City, famous for its music, architecture and culture, will welcome the new property in 2021, bringing a playful twist to the conventional hotel scene in Austria’s capital.

All Nippon Airways to launch new direct flight to Vienna in spring 2019
All Nippon Airways is expanding its services to Europe with the upcoming launch of a new daily non-stop route from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Vienna International Airport.

Oh, Vienna: City tops global liveability rankings
Releasing its annual Global Liveability Rankings, the Economist Intelligence Unit said the Austrian capital had overtaken Melbourne following a seven-year reign for the Australian city.

IAG to open Level-branded base in Vienna
International Airlines Group is to launch a new low-cost Austrian subsidiary, branded as Level, with flights from Vienna starting on July 17th. The new subsidiary will have an Austrian air operator certificate and will be a base for four Airbus A321 aircraft.

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.

The Student Hotel outlines plans for Vienna property
The Student Hotel will open its first Austrian co-living and co-working destination on the Nordbahnstrasse, at the heart of the up-and-coming second district of Vienna. Construction of the 37,878 sq m Student Hotel is expected to start in early 2018, for an opening in quarter two of 2020.

Record year for Vienna tourism as figures spike
Vienna’s tourism industry has just experienced its best ever year, recoding 13.5 million visitor overnights. This is some 6.3 per cent higher than in 2013, and represents a new all-time high. A total of 6,211,000 arrivals were recorded, an increase of 6.4 per cent.

Reopening of the Vienna Kunstkammer
The Kunstkammer Wien at the Kunsthistorisches Museum is due to reopen to the public on March 1, 2013. The collection – one of the world’s most important surviving “cabinets of curiosities” – will soon be on show in superbly renovated surroundings.

Vienna Tourism board introduces Green Wien
Vienna’s excellent public transportation network is just one of the environmentally friendly ways to explore the capital. There are other options besides the bus, tram and subway – the city’s Green Taxis, Citybikes and Faxis are all great ways to get around with a clear conscience!