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Tourism record for Vienna: Turnover grew twice as fast as bednights in 2018

23.01.2019 - Vienna’s hotels succeeded in growing their room revenues from January to No-vember …

News from Vienna’s museums

19. December 2018 - New openings, renovations, expansions: the capital’s museum scene never stands still. An overview of the most important …

Ice magic

19. December 2018 - This year the square in front of City Hall and the adjacent Rathauspark will once again be transformed into a gigantic ice rink for skaters of …

News from Vienna’s culinary scene

19. December 2018 - There is always something going on in Vienna’s restaurant scene – as this overview of the latest arrivals confirms.

Imperial emporiums

19. December 2018 - A select group of court-appointed purveyors supplied the imperial household during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. A …

Photo gallery: cemeteries in Vienna

10. October 2018 - Because death is treated as an integral part of life in Vienna, funerals in the city tend to be particularly soulful …

Musical Advent in Vienna

10. October 2018 - Advent concerts at St. Stephen's Cathedral, trumpet recitals in the Annakirche church, gospel choirs and a star-studded festive …

Christmas in Vienna

10. October 2018 - Twinkling lights above the city’s streets, romantic markets on its squares: Vienna certainly knows how to get in the Christmas spirit …

A beacon of light in remembrance

10. October 2018 - The OT project will shine a light on the face of Vienna before the November pogroms of 1938. Light installations showing …

150 years of the Vienna State Opera

10. October 2018 - The Vienna State Opera will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2019 with nine premieres. The highlight of the …

The season never ends in the world’s ball capital

10. October 2018 - The Viennese people’s love of glittering balls has been the stuff of legend ever since the Congress of …

New arrivals on Vienna’s hotel scene

10. October 2018 - New hotels are going up all the time in Vienna – around Hauptbahnhof, in the old town and in its booming new …

A bird’s-eye view of Vienna

10. October 2018 - The Vienna Tourist Board sent two pairs of eagles up into the skies to capture footage of the city from above: using VR …

Major exhibitions in Vienna in the first half of 2019

10. October 2018 - The female artists of Viennese Modernism, Christian Ludwig Attersee’s oeuvre and Vienna in …

Waltzing drag queens

10. August 2018 - The Viennese waltz’s star is in the ascendency – and not just among the straight crowd. There are plenty of ball events for the LGBT …

150 years of the Vienna State Opera

10. August 2018 - The Vienna State Opera will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2019 with nine premieres. The highlight of the upcoming …

Culinary odyssey through Vienna’s vineyards

10. August 2018 - Each year, the Wiener Weinwandertag (Vienna Wine Hiking Day) provides a vintage opportunity to explore the …

Vienna Design Week 2018

10. August 2018 - Between September 28 and October 7, 2018 life in the capital will revolve around design. For ten days Vienna Design Week serves up …

Fresh design wind in the city

10. August 2018 - A great opportunity for shoppers looking for something special: in autumn 2018 the capital will host a design market …

A taste of the arts in the evening

10. August 2018 - Numerous museums in Vienna keep their doors open long into the evening, and some of them also provide special culinary …

On the trail of art in Vienna

13. June 2018 - The capital of culture has a strong line up of events in store between September and November 2018 – one which covers every …

2018 commemorative year

13. June 2018 - Austria will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the First Austrian Republic in 2018. This year will also commemorate the 80th …

Vienna’s summer of music

13. June 2018 - Films, dance performances, concerts, festivals: music maintains its high profile during the off season in Vienna.

Vienna voted the world’s most livable city for the ninth time

11. May 2018 - What millions of visitors to the capital have experienced first hand was recently confirmed for …

Beyond the vineyards

11. May 2018 - Viennese wine is world famous. But it is not the only alcoholic beverage produced in the city: vermouth, gin, vodka and herbal liquors …

Viennese market photo gallery

11. May 2018 - With their colorful stands and restaurants, the capital’s markets are important amenities for the communities they serve and a …

Photo gallery: unmissable treasures in Vienna’s museums

13. April 2018 - There are more than 100 museums in the capital of culture. This photo gallery puts some of their …

2018 Vienna Festival

13. April 2018 - For five weeks from May 11, 2018, the Vienna Festival will showcase international contemporary performing arts, with 30 productions …

Relax at a spa in Vienna

13. April 2018 - The secret to an extra-relaxing stay in Vienna: between sightseeing and visiting museums, eating out and shopping, visitors should …

Fashion inspired by Viennese Modernism

13. April 2018 - Viennese Modernist art and the works created by the Wiener Werkstätte are still a rich seam of inspiration for the …

Gourmet news from Vienna

13. April 2018 - New restaurants, new concepts: the latest developments on Vienna’s restaurant scene.

Shopping at Vienna’s museums

13. April 2018 - High-quality exhibition catalogues, attractive prints, unusual souvenirs: the shops at Vienna’s museums offer a treasure trove …

Major exhibitions in Vienna in the second half of 2018

8. February 2018 - An impressive line-up of shows dedicated to Viennese Modernism, the world’s first monographic …

A new Viennese museum dedicated to Beethoven

8. February 2018 - Vienna was at the center of Ludwig van Beethoven’s life for 35 years. One of his former apartments in the …

Vienna bar boom

8. February 2018 - 2017 was the year of the bar in Vienna: new arrivals, changes of management and plenty of new projects injected even more variety into …

Easter markets in 2018

8. February 2018 - Vienna’s Easter markets present traditional customs and beautiful handicrafts in the lead-up to the festivities. Culinary treats, …

Otto Wagner in Vienna – photo gallery

8. February 2018 - In 2018 Vienna will celebrate Modernism and four of the era’s chief protagonists, all of whom died in 1918. The …

Vienna achieves 8th successive bednight record in 2017

Vienna’s tourism industry looks back on its best year ever: 15.5 million visitor bednights, 3.7% more than in 2016, …

Picture Gallery. The Naked Truth

14 December 2017 - The unflinching nudity originally planned for the campaign fell victim to censorship.

Major exhibitions in Vienna in the first half of 2018

17 October 2017 - Below is an overview of the main shows in Vienna in the first half of 2018, which include a focus on …

New restaurants in Vienna

17 October 2017 - A luxury Asian restaurant in the Golden Quarter, a wine bistro run by a pair of leading sommeliers and an Italian eatery from a …

Christmas Markets in Vienna

17 October 2017 - Baubles, beeswax candles, mulled wine, cookies and plenty of inspirational gift ideas – A stroll around one of Vienna’s Advent …

Viennese Ball Season

17 October 2017 - From elegant traditional ball events to wild carnival season parties: Vienna is the capital of ball culture. Each year around 450 …

Photo gallery: Viennese records

17 October 2017 - The world’s most liveable city, Austria’s cucumber capital, Europe’s largest property management company: highlights and …

New Arrivals on Vienna’s Hotel Scene

17 October 2017 - From the lap of luxury to low-cost lodgings: Vienna has hotel beds to suit every budget. An overview of newly opened …

Fall of the gourmets

16 August 2017 - Savour gourmet cuisine, sample fine wines, discover snail specialties and watch top chefs at the top of their game: fall in Vienna …

A fall for design fans

16 August 2017 - Vienna Design Week and Vienna Fashion Week provide a great opportunity to explore design in all its rich variety in fall 2017.

Away from the first district

16 August 2017 - St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg, Vienna State Opera: Vienna’s historic first district is brimming with sights as well as a …

Enjoying Vienna with a clear conscience

16 August 2017 - Fine food, great accommodations and interesting items on sale: there are numerous innovative social projects in …

VIDEO: Viennese wine

16 August 2017 - Vienna is the only world capital with a significant wine growing industry within the city limits (2.4 million liters annually). A …

Vienna: More visitor bednights than ever in first half of 2017

New all-time high for Vienna: The Austrian capital recorded almost 7 million visitor bednights between …

Major exhibitions in the second half of 2017

19 June 2017 - Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Raphael, Peter Paul Rubens, Alfred Kubin: these are just some of the major artists …

Fast horses, fancy hats

19 June 2017 - Thrilling races, fine food and chic fashion are the defining characteristics of Vienna Ascot. On September 16 and 17, 2017 Freudenau …

News from Vienna’s culinary scene

19 June 2017 - A luxury grill restaurant, a new wine bar and a gourmet horse-drawn carriage are just some of the new arrivals on Vienna’s …

City centre foodie quarter

19 June 2017 - A new gourmet cluster has shot up in Vienna around Stubentor: highlights include the best restaurant in Austria, a chic museum …

Hello, Robot!

12 May 2017 - Robots. Work. Our Future are the big themes of the 2017 Vienna Biennale. From June 21 to October 1, 2017 the world’s first multi-discipline …

Open air Vienna

12 May 2017 - There’s nothing better than being outside in summer: an overview of the best open air spots in the center of Vienna.

Fun in the sand on the Danube Island

12 May 2017 - Between July 28 and August 6 Vienna will be the world capital of beach volleyball when the Danube Island hosts the 2017 …

Sacher to go

12 May 2017 - The world-famous original Sacher Torte is now available to take away by the slice!

Vienna voted the world’s most liveable city for the eighth time

11 April 2017 - Once again in 2017 – and for the eighth year in a row – a comparison of cities worldwide …

Vienna City Card – the official visitor card, with new offers

11 April 2017 - From April 2017, the Vienna City Card – the official Vienna Tourist Board visitor card – is …

Gourmet news from Vienna

11 April 2017 - Revolving rotisserie grills on Spittelberg, bubbling pans of noodles at Vorgartenmarkt and a star chef from the UK at the airport: …

2017 Life Ball

11 April 2017 - The Life Ball, one of the world’s biggest AIDS charity events, is unprecedented on the international stage. After sitting out 2016, it will …

Sounds of summer in Vienna

11 April 2017 - Vienna is all about celebrating music – the summer of 2017 has various hits in store, including film music, African sounds and …

Fall of the Old Masters

11 April 2017 - Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Raphael and Peter Paul Rubens are the stars of three major exhibitions in Vienna this fall.

Culture capital in fall

11 April 2017 - Art is always on the agenda in Vienna. Once summer ends, events for culture fans really start to come thick and fast: curated …

VIENNA / NOW: Viennese Modernism (Part 1)

11 April 2017 - Video: Moderator Adia explores fin-de-siècle Vienna and visits the Belvedere, Secession and Otto Wagner’s famous …

Happy birthday, Maria Theresa!

16 February 2017 - Vienna and Lower Austria are marking the 300th anniversary of the birth of Empress Maria Theresa with a group of major …

150 years of the Blue Danube Waltz

16 February 2017 - The Viennese waltz: Once somewhat disreputable, for many it now epitomizes Vienna. 150 years ago Johann Strauss …

Life Ball returns and other favourites

16 February 2017 - After taking a rain check last year, the Life Ball will return on June 10, 2017 with a new look. The identities …

Viennese coffeehouses photo gallery

16 February 2017 - From elegant traditional coffeehouses to hip third-wave coffee shop: a whistlestop tour of Vienna’s café scene.

2016: Nearly 15 million bednights for Vienna

25 January 2017 - Vienna establishes 7th record in succession with 14.96 million visitor bednights in 2016.

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