Posts Tagged ‘
Austria ’
Aug 21st, 2020 |
By The Editor
The good is that UK tourists will no longer need to quarantine after holidaying in Portugal.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Austria, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Croatia, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, France, Italy, Portugal, spain, switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago
May 16th, 2020 |
By The Editor
If the weekend remains quiet and uneventful – in almost every way possible – that noose may be on its way to being lifted.
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on This is a key weekend
Tags: Austria, France, Ireland, loosening travel restrictions, Norway, Slovenia, spain, Tanzania, UK, Vatican, Zambia
Mar 1st, 2020 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airlie Beach, Australia, Austria, caffeine, California, Celebrity Apex, Easter, football, Great Barrier Reef, Hamilton Island, Holy Week, Italy, Madrid, Munich, Seville, solo travel, solo travellers, spain, Vienna
Jun 23rd, 2019 |
By The Editor
In what may turn out to be the hottest week of the year so far, what other subject should be this morning’s story if not skiing!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Austria for winter
Tags: Austria, Bulgaria, Crystal Ski Holidays, Finland, France, Italy, Mayrhofen, Passo Tonale, Tignes, Val Thorens, Zell am See
Nov 30th, 2018 |
By The Editor
The Austrian capital city, Vienna, has campaigned in the UK (actually just London) to convince visitors to forget selfies and take fewer photos while in the city. But isn’t that what visitors do? Take pictures. Hundreds of them!
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Unhashtag Vienna, Vienna
Oct 1st, 2018 |
By The Editor
This summer the Austrian Tyrol has spent time and money on replacing and updating its chair and ski lifts.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Ischgl, Mayrhofen, Piztal, Tyrol, Zillertal Arena
Oct 1st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Aqaba, Austria, BA, Big Apple, British Airways, coffee, diving, dog owners, Durban, Heathrow, Iran, Italy, jordan, Lavazza, Melbourne, Middle East, New York, pets, Red Sea, South Africa, Stanley & Livingstone, Tehran, Turin, Victoria Falls, Vienna
Aug 31st, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Africa, Austria, Balkans, Big Apple, Boston, Bucharest, EasyFX, Europe, Lonely Planet, Madrid, Mercer, Namibia, New York, Paris, Patagonia, petition, Primera Air, Rivers, Romania, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Toronto, Vienna, Washington
Jul 2nd, 2018 |
By The Editor
Last week IAG launched a new low cost airline based in the Austrian capital city of Vienna. Why is this of interest to us?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Making the playing field Level?
Tags: Austria, BA, Gatwick, IAG, Level, low cost airlines, Vienna
Apr 21st, 2018 |
By Mohammed Reza Amirinia
Reza visits Innsbruck and finds a city that was nurtured by the Holy Romans Emperor, Maximilian I
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Alpine Zoo, Austria, Bergiesel Ski Jump, Goldenes Dachl, Hafelekar, Hofburg Imperial Palace, Innsbruck, Innsbruck Giant Panoramic Painting, Kaiserjäger Museum, Tyrol, Tyrol Panorama Museum, Wilten Abbey Basilica, Witten Collegiate Church
Mar 16th, 2018 |
By Mohammed Reza Amirinia
Reza visits the Austrian city of Salzburg, a place forever linked with music and especially its most famous son – Mozart.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Grosses Festspielhaus, Hagenauer Haus, Hellbrunn Palace, Hohensalzburg Castle, Kollegienkirche, Leopoldskron Palace, Mozart, Salzburg, Salzburg Cathedral, Salzburg Festival, Sazburg - Osterfestspiele
Mar 11th, 2018 |
By The Editor
Norstat announced the winners of its Destination Satisfaction Index and the overall winner was Barbados. Second was the Seychelles and third, Bermuda.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Barbados, Bermuda, customer satisfaction., Destination Satisfaction Index, ITB, Maldives, Seychelles
Nov 5th, 2017 |
By Mohammed Reza Amirinia
Reza visits the Gastein Valley in Austria, a place with spectacular views but the healing cave therapy is also a big tourist draw.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Alpentherme, Austria, Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Böckstein, Gastein, Gasteiner Heilstollen, Graukogel, Hohe Tauern National Park, Radhausberg, radon therapy, wellness
Oct 31st, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Abu Dhabi, Air France, Air New Zealand, Austria, BA, BBC, boarding aircraft, Brits, Colombia, dining, Dreamliner, easyjet, eating, Flying, Gabriel García Márquez, Gatwick, Heathrow, Indonesia, Joon, Louvre, Mompos, New Zealand, Packing, Singapore, skiiing, Tenerife
Dec 24th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
At this time of year in the UK, you’d be forgiven for wanting to stay indoors next to a radiator but in Vienna there’s plenty of reasons to wrap up warm and stride out. Whether you cram in culture or while away hours in a traditional cafe, the Austrian capital will you over writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Oh, Vienna! (part two)
Tags: Art, Austria, cafe culture, Europe, Habsburgs, Mozart, musuems, opera, Sachertorte, schnitzel, Stephansdom, Vienna
Dec 23rd, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
At this time of year in the UK, you’d be forgiven for wanting to stay indoors next to a radiator but in Vienna there’s plenty of reasons to wrap up warm and stride out. Whether you cram in culture or while away hours in a traditional cafe, the Austrian capital will win you over writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Christmas, Christmas Market, Election, Europe, ice skating, markets, Rathausplatz, snow globes, Vienna, Yuletide
Nov 29th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Although Christmas markets are traditionally linked with Germany, Austria also celebrates Christmas with markets that concentrate on local produce, crafts and traditions.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Christmas markets in the AustrianTirol
Tags: Austria, Innsbruck, Kufstein, Lienz, Rattenberg, Seefeld, Tirol
Nov 18th, 2015 |
By Mohammed Reza Amirinia
Linz is a vibrant city, which looks forward to a bright future. It has a lot to offer to visitors from history to art, music and nature.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Brucknerhaus, Hauptplatz, Höhenrausch 2015, Jindrak, Lentos Modern Art Museum, Linz, Mariendom, Musiktheater am Volksgarten, Nibelungen Bridge
Oct 17th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
The new James Bond film and claims that various parts of the world are linked attract Adrian’s attention this week along with fuel surcharges and disruptive passenger behaviour
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 17th October 2015
Tags: Austria, Disruptive passenger behaviour, James Bond, Jet 2, Manchester Airport, Priority Pass, Spectre, Stansted, Tenerife, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Tirol, Tunisia
Sep 12th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Should you happen to be walking through the North Yorkshire Moors this weekend and come upon the fishing village of Staithes and spot two erect giant blue lobsters don’t rub your eyes, they really are there. The nine foot lobsters, one coral coloured and the other a striking aquamarine are exhibits in the ‘sculpture by the sea’ exhibition in this year’s Festival of Arts and Heritage which takes place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September. The galvanised and powder coated metal ‘Coronation Catch’ exhibit
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Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 12th September 2015
Tags: Austria, Back-Roads Touring, Bristol, Caravan Club, First TransPennine Trains, Goodwood Revial, Grape and Grain Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Korea, Maribor, National Arboretum, Samoa, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, St Anton, Staithes Festival
Aug 6th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Santander released a piece of research that shows that Barbados is one place where our purse strings might get stretched.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on Barbados or Austria?
Tags: Austria, Barbados, Santander
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Tickets to The Family Travel Show – the UK’s first ever event totally dedicated to family travel adventures – up for grabs
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: adventure, Asia, Austria, competition, Cruise, family, safari, South Africa, The Family Travel Show, Travel, UK
Jul 14th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Whether you’re in France or not this Bastille Day, enjoy a little slice of Gallic life with Lonely Planet’s recipe for Pain au Chocolat
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Austria, Bastille Day, France, French Revolution, Lonely Planet, Marie Antoinette, National holiday, Vienna
Feb 25th, 2015 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
Anna Maria Espsäter straps on her skis and takes on the world cup slopes in the Austrian Alps.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Austria, Austrian Three Valleys, Schladming, Ski Amadé
Feb 23rd, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Travel journalist and ski instructor, Sarah Tijou, talks life on the slopes
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Alps, Austria, Borovets, Bulgaria, Canada, France, gondola, Morzine, powder, Sarah Tijou, season, ski, ski instructor, ski lifts, ski season, skiing, slopes, Sunshine Village
Dec 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
Comments Off on What’s hot: January 2015
Tags: airport, amsterdam, apps, Austria, Brazil, Brits, Colorado, Denver, Dubai, football, Indonesia, James Bond, Lonely Planet, Man U, Old Trafford, Olympics, Travel, World Cup
Dec 27th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Rob Freeman – the UK’s leading authority on skiing in Austria and author of the Snowfinder guidebook on Austria – talks life on the slopes
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Argentina, Austria, British Columbia, Canada, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Crystal, Dolomites, France, Franz Klammer, Himalayas, Inghams, Ischgl, Italy, James Blunt, Mountain, Olympics, Rob Freeman, ski, skiing, Snowfinder, sport, St Anton am Arlberg, switzerland, Tirol, Watford FC, Where To Ski And Snowboard, winter
Dec 25th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Whether you’re in the process of finding your ski legs or a wannabe downhill champion, the Austrian resort of Obergurgl is where it’s at writes Kaye Holland
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Alps, apres ski, Aqua Dome, Austria, chalets, Christmas, Christmas Markets, Daniel Craig, Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl, Inghams, Innsbruck, Italy, James Bond, Nederhütte, Obergurgl, ski, skiing, slopes, snow, Spectre, Tirol, Turin