Interview with Bart van Poll (Spotted by Locals)

1. Who are you? My name is Bart van Poll. With my wife Sanne, I founded Spotted by Locals – a cityblog network by locals in 23 cities in Europe in 2008. 2. What do you like about what you do? Traveling! Our passion for travel was the reason we started this. In every city we go, we meet many interesting locals who are interested in writing for us. Meeting people with a passion for their city is so much

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Go Pink, go Lake Wörthersee!

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Large events in key hub cities around the globe and in holiday destinations have already become a ‘must’ for the international gay & lesbian community, take the ‘Pride Festivals’ in cities like Amsterdam, Stockholm, Bangkok, Moscow, Madrid, the Christopher Street Day in Hamburg, Wigstock in NYC, the well known ‘Smashing Valentine’ a tennis tournament for the scene held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the multi-cultural, gay-friendly, beach-lined Sitges Carnival Festival in Spain, the Rainbow Honolulu Film Festival or the International Gay and

Interview with Andreas Gfrerer (Art Hotel Blaue Gans)

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1. Who are you? Hard Question. I am still trying to figure it out. Do you know? 2. What do you like about what you do? Being in touch with people all the time. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? Being in touch with people all the time. 4. Please tell us about your hotel and your aims with it? The “Blue Goose” is a 660 year old building, prime location in Salzburg, next to Mozart’s Birthplace

Interview with Carolyn Bánfalvi (www.tastehungary.com)

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1. Who are you? I’m Carolyn Bánfalvi, an American who has been living in Budapest for about ten years. I moved here because I fell in love with a Hungarian, and we now have two little girls. I do many things. I’m a writer who has authored the first culinary guides to Budapest/Hungary: Food Wine Budapest (Little Bookroom) and The Food and Wine Lover’s Guide to Hungary: With Budapest Restaurants an Trips to the Wine Country (Park Kiadó). My husband

Sensational and tasty – our new “The Ring Doughnut”

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Many hotels do produce their own cake or put their logo on their pastries. The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel decided to go a different way by offering their guests a Ring Doughnut. Presented in a very stylish box, this torus-shaped ring doughnut is topped with sugar … which color … of course the refreshing pistachio. Come, see, taste and enjoy our new Ring Doughnut!

Interview with Arianna Roscioli

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1. Who are you? Arianna Roscioli, General Manager of the Ripa Hotel Rome. 2. What do you like about what you do? That I never get bored about my job and can meet many people, I am very curious, I like to write and speak to my guests both resident and prospect. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? Tripadvisor. 4. Please tell us about your hotel and your aims with it? Since its conception Ripa has strived

Interview with Christine Guggenberger (C-Heads Magazine)

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1. Who are you? I am Christine; one of the founders and creative directors of C-Heads Magazine. 2. What do you like about what you do? Being creative… This is what I love since being a child. I always used to draw, to sing, to play instruments or to write…Also a good thing is to get in touch with lots of different people around the world. And also working with people, who feel the same passion for art like me.

NJAL @ Grand Hotel Wien

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If photographers contact us and ask us if we are interested in doing a shooting of a specific fashion label, we usually focus on The Ring, Vienna´s Casual Luxury Hotel, as this hotel not only fits perfectly to the overall fashion scene but also due to the fact that fashion is part of our overall hotel marketing strategy. This time we definitely could not reject doing a shooting at the Presidential Suite of the Grand Hotel Wien that is why

Infiniti @ The Ring

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A nice car? No, that is too simple. A fast car? Yes, definitely! A unique car? Good question … perhaps still too simple. The idea behind the premium car brand Infiniti was to create an entirely different kind of car for an entirely different kind of driver, and this idea is proven to be successful. They looked deeply into the rich Japanese heritage, especially the Japanese aesthetic known as ‘Adeyaka’, a concept containing the notions of grace and vibrant sensuality,

Jazz Fest Wien 2010

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Does one need to explain the Jazz Fest Wien? All know that Vienna is a music capital, all year around, many musicians play in Vienna throughout the year, either as single act or as part of one of the main festivals, of which the Jazz Fest Wien is one. 2010 is the 20th anniversary of the Jazz Fest Wien, and again the organization was able to bring international top stars, in order to present a music which performance is increasing

Interview with Manuel Lechner

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1. Who are you? My name is Manuel Lechner, I was born 1972 in Dachau near Munich, I am married and have 2 kids. I love the hospitality industry although I am more a food & beverage guy than a hotelier. But I bet this will change pretty soon with the new hotel. 2. What do you like about what you do? To host and provide the best service, that is my profession. 3. What don’t you like about what