The competition where Vienna was looking

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The three most amazing ice skating places in Vienna

The eastern part of Austria is still waiting for snow and the real winter. But although it has about plus six degrees outside, there are some possibilities of practicing winter sport activities, like ice skating. Vienna offers diversifying places, ranging from indoor to outdoor ones with a unique view over the city.

The most special one is probably ‘Wilhelminenberg on Ice’, where you can skate in the palace garden of Wilhelminenberg, over the roofs of Vienna. You can enjoy this unique and gorgeous view until mid of January; it’s opened everyday until 9pm.

If you prefer a place more centrally located, visit the Viennese Ice Skating Union. It is located near Stadtpark, between Inter-Continental and Konzerthaus. The frozen surface is 6000 square metres big and the Union offers also teachers, courses or dance evenings. Moreover you can borrow ice skates there, if you don’t have your own. This ice skating place is open until the beginning of March, everyday until 9 or 8 pm.

The Ice Dream in front of the Viennese Rathaus offers a very special ambience. Beside ice skating and curling you can buy hot wine punch to warm yourself a little bit up. The whole Rathauspark turns into a paradise of ice, and a 415 metres long alley leads you through a winter fairy-tale. The Viennese Ice Dream opens on January 19^th 2012, at 7pm starts the big opening evening. The ice skating park is open until March 4^th.

There are also a few more great ice skating places in Vienna, visit and explore them – it will be a great experience! It’s also perfect for city travellers, because at most of them you can borrow skates and need not to bring your own.

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Rustic furnished luxury apartment in Vienna’s city centre

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There’s a new viennaresidence apartment online! The luxury apartment is rustic and high-class furnished and fully equipped with everything you need. It is located in Vienna’s city centre, near Schottentor and University. The Danube canal around the corner offers numerous leisure activitives and many restaurants and bars.
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Christmas markets in Vienna turn the city into a Christmas wonder land

Vienna’s ‘Christkindlmärkte’ or Christmas markets are very famous and popular. With their sweet smell of hot wine punch, lebkuchen and biscuits, their unique Christmas decorations and gorgeous sea of lights the markets turn Vienna into a Christmas wonderland.
When those markets start into the new season, everyone gets into Christmas mood. During Advent a romantic atmosphere lies over the city.

Here you have a little overview of the most beautiful Christmas markets in Vienna:

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Viennese Christkindlmarkt on Rathausplatz
On Rathausplatz, between Rathaus and Burgtheater, you’ll find this best known and biggest market in Vienna. There’s a big Christmas tree and the park is beautifully decorated. There are many tourists every day.
It is opened from November 12^th until December 24^th, every day from 10am to 10pm.

Christmas market on Spittelberg
With his its small alleys and backyards this market is definitely one of the most beautiful markets. You can buy unique handcrafts there too.
Spittelberg is openend from November 17^th until December 23^rd, every day from 2pm to 9pm.

Schloß Schönbrunn
Famous Schloß Schönbrunn offers a unique historic scenery and a huge decorated Christmas tree. You will find there inventive ideas for presents, Christmas decorations, delicious culinary, and of course hot wine punch in all variations.
Christmas market in front of Schloß Schönbrunn is opened from November 19^th until December 26^th, every day from 10am to 9pm.

Market on Karlsplatz
On Resselpark, in front of the Karlskirche the market concentrates on unique art and culture. In a great ambience you can watch the production of glass, wood and jewellery live.
This Christmas market is opened from November 18^th until December 23^rd, daily from 12 until 8pm.

Christmas village in ‘Altes AKH’
This gorgeous Christmas village on University’s campus offers a young atmosphere. You can try various hot wine punches and walk through the small alleys.
It is opened from November 12^th until December 23^rd, daily from 2pm until 10pm.

Christmas village in front of Belvedere
This Christmas village in front of the baroque Belvedere offers a magic atmosphere. It is one of the newest Christmas markets in Vienna and offers diversifying culinary.
The Belvedere Christmas village is opened every day from 11am to 9pm.

Winter in Museumsquartier
The winter season in Museumsquartier offers a modern way of drinking punch. In lighted ice pavilions unique punch-creations are offered. Lounge music accompanies the modern atmosphere.
It is opened daily from 2pm until 11pm, from November 10^th until December 23^rd.

There are many other Christmas markets, like on Freyung, Maria Theresien-Platz, Am Hof, Riesenradplatz, in front of the church Mariahilf, etc.
Have fun drinking punch and buying Christmas presents!

Apartment ‘Art Deco’ in Vienna’s city centre

Apartment ‘Art Deco’

The 72 square metres apartment is situated in the Schönlaterngasse in the first district of Vienna, Innere Stadt, near the Stephansdom.
Its architect is Dennis Kosutic and it is designed according to Art Deco 2009. The new interpretation of the Wiener Jugendstil and the American Art Deco is combined with contemporary materials, forms and furniture. The classical room layout of an historical building is still remained and the old structure is complemented with modern elements.
Characteristic for this apartment is the white background decorated with gold and silver in different variations and forms, which is typical for modern art, in combination with different colourful patterned textiles and furniture in intense colour.
Colours, structures and patterns are doing an elegant and classic, wild and adventurous, historical and trendsetting play at the same time.
The apartment has one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom. In the house is an elevator available. The kitchen is full equipped and there is also a washing machine, a bath tub, a shower and a hair dryer. The non-smoking apartment has also cable TV and internet.
It is situated near the Kärtner Straße, one of Vienna’s most famous shopping streets and the famous Ringstraße. Also the Donaukanal is nearly around the corner, where you can go bicycling or doing a boat ride. You may also find delicious first-class restaurants and cafés in the area around. If you are interested into culture, you can reach theatres, museums or the opera just within a few minutes.
In this apartment you can find furniture and Products from Osborne & Little, Wiener Werkstätte, Missoni, Tom Dixon, Living Divani, Moroso, Cassina and many more.

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A new beginning – the Jewish Museum Vienna reopened its doors

After a complete technical renovation the Jewish Museum © stadt-wien.atVienna reopened its doors on both the Judenplatz and Dorotheergasse in the first district. It provides an insight into the Jewish past and present and its precious collections. Moreover you can go on a journey through hundred years of Hollywood.

The new Jewish Museum presents itself modern and very attractive to visitors. After the renovation it shines in new brightness.
The guests get some impressions about the Jewish every day life and can have a look at different typical utensils and valuable articles. The Museum presents this in an interactive way – visitors can write on papers what their impression or thoughts are.

The exhibition ‘BIGGER THAN LIFE’ leads the guest © Photofest/Warner Brothers, Casablanca (1942)through hundred years of Hollywood. The dream factory was originally invented by a group of young Jewish immigrants, who wanted to escape the poverty of Europe and to start a new life in New York. There lies the origin of happy-endings, the typical images of the American dream and the star-system, we have still nowadays.
© Photofest/Universal Pictures, Inglourious Basterds (2009)The exhibition shows the most important cultural developments in the twentieth century – and offers insights behind the scenes. Scenes and excerpts from famous or less famous movies, ranging from silent to talking pictures, illustrates the change in dealing with the Jewish identity in Hollywood.
Experience the journey through hundred years of Hollywood, in the Jewish Museum Vienna.

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A new beginning – the Jewish Museum Vienna reopened its doors

After a complete technical renovation the Jewish Museum © stadt-wien.atVienna reopened its doors on both the Judenplatz and Dorotheergasse in the first district. It provides an insight into the Jewish past and present and its precious collections. Moreover you can go on a journey through hundred years of Hollywood.

The new Jewish Museum presents itself modern and very attractive to visitors. After the renovation it shines in new brightness.
The guests get some impressions about the Jewish every day life and can have a look at different typical utensils and valuable articles. The Museum presents this in an interactive way – visitors can write on papers what their impression or thoughts are.
The exhibition ‘BIGGER THAN LIFE’ leads the guest © Photofest/Warner Brothers, Casablanca (1942)through hundred years of Hollywood. The dream factory was originally invented by a group of young Jewish immigrants, who wanted to escape the poverty of Europe and to start a new life in New York. There lies the origin of happy-endings, the typical images of the American dream and the star-system, we have still nowadays.
© Photofest/Universal Pictures, Inglourious Basterds (2009)The exhibition shows the most important cultural developments in the twentieth century – and offers insights behind the scenes. Scenes and excerpts from famous or less famous movies, ranging from silent to talking pictures, illustrates the change in dealing with the Jewish identity in Hollywood.
Experience the journey through hundred years of Hollywood, in the Jewish Museum Vienna.

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Casablanca

Casablanca foto: © Photofest/Warner Brothers, Casablanca (1942)

Vienna now and prospective – The quality and congress city develops further

We know already that living in Vienna is pretty good. This was proven by the Mercer-study in 2010, when the Danube metropolis arises the second time as the city with the highest living quality. In the survey from the “Economist Intelligence Unit” Vienna is successful too. According to the “Livability Ranking Report” from August 2011 Austria’s capital city reserves the second rank of the top-destinations worldwide. Ambitious goals will also be met in the future, especially in the tourism economy.

Vienna as an international metropolis with highest quality
Vienna is the city with the highest living quality. In the Mercer-Ranking[1] 2010 Vienna was able to trump Zurich and Geneva, which are on second and third place. 39 different criteria build the basis of the evaluation, whereas health, security, education and transportation are the most important areas.
221 metropolises have been evaluated concerning their living qualities. Within the eco-ranking, where the cities with the best environment are presented, Vienna is not in the top five. The best evaluated cities in this ranking are Calgary, Honolulu, Ottawa, Helsinki and Wellington.
In 2011 Vienna could prove again, that its living quality is pretty high. The result of the ‘Liveability Ranking Report August 2011’[2] from the “Economist Intelligence Unit” states that the Danube metropolis reserves the second place. It just surrendered against Melbourne.
It is the first time since a decade, that Vancouver is not at the top. The crisis of the Euro and the Arab spring have definitely influenced the ranking. Every city is evaluated in five big areas like balance, health, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.

Sector of tourism as a seminal industry
The city of Vienna wants to focus on the sector tourism in the future. As a branch with high potential, Vienna as a multifaceted brand should be encouraged and worked up. With the formula ‘100 and 1 and now’ the tourism-concept 2015[3] wants to achieve a high goal. The sales volume of the hotel industry should increase about 100 Million euros and the number of overnight stays should be raised by one million. The ‘now’ in the formula refers to the metropolis Vienna, as a popular destination of travellers, which you must not miss.
11.000 travellers were questioned; both people who know Vienna and those who don’t were considered. Expectations and desires from travellers as well as interests of the tourism economy are combined in the concept. You can find offers like culinary, culture, design, architecture, sightseeing and relaxing, business and Wellness in Vienna. Its attractive infrastructure meets the hybrid consumption value.
The Viennese atmosphere is a very special one, where borders between cultures, genres and social levels are mixed together. There is no strict distinction possible. Contradictions, like the pulsating capital city and the idyllic vineyards with a unique view over Vienna are balanced and meet the needs of guests. So, Vienna as a touristy label offers diversifying innovative qualities.
Because the Danube metropolis is regarded as the worldwide most successful destination for congresses, the corporate function, congress and trade fair tourism is counted among the most important segments. In the Business section the overnight stays have been nearly doubled in the last decade, whereat serviced apartments became very popular. These apartments offer a place, where guests can feel like home and at the same time don’t have to miss the services of a hotel. Viennaresidence | business rental apartments is such an apartment-rental agency, that rents serviced apartments for short as well as long term stays. The apartments are high-class and modern furnished and fully equipped, from dishes and microwave to towels and a washing machine. Just everything you need for living. The agencies, like viennaresidence, offer additional services, like chauffeur services, cleaning or shopping via partner businesses. These features reliefs everyday life and a comfortable and trouble-free stay in Austria’s capital city is waiting for the guest. Moreover serviced apartments offer an inexpensive alternative to a long-term stay in a hotel.
In the future Vienna’s image as a congress-city will be developed. With its diversifying offers concerning different localities, from the Viennese Hofburg and Austria Center Vienna to the Messe Vienna, Universities and palaces, the city can manage every kind of congress or trade fair. With special and innovative products Vienna wants to build up a trend in the congress-tourism. For example, the offer of modern localities should be extended and the image of the trade fair location should be sustained with more awareness and openness.

The goal of the tourism-concept 2015 is, amongst others, to develop Vienna as an international congress metropolis. Thus, the image of the city will be brightened and also the sector of tourism will profit. With the Mercer-survey and the ‘Liveablitiy Ranking Report’ we have an evidence for Vienna being a cosmopolitan and innovative City with high living quality.

 

[1]cf. http://b2b.wien.info/de/reisebranche/marketing/tourismuskonzept-wien-2015, access on Sept. 28^th, 2011.

[2]cf.http://www.eiu.com/public/topical_report.aspx?campaignid=liveabilityAug2011, access on Sept. 28^th, 2011.

[3]cf. Mercer 2010, http://www.mercer.ch/press-releases/1381150, access on Sept. 28^th, 2011.