A Preview for 2010
Sun, lots of music and party. Although the weather is not yet like it should be, we should have a closer look at the festival season for 2010 in Austria. And get really excited and ready to book a ticket. Some events have already been communicated and show their lineups.
The ‘FM 4 Frequency Festival’ in St. Pölten is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, a reason to celebrate to the max. The organization was able to contract

The Young Hotelier Award (YHA) is about fostering the most talented young hotelier in the 5 star luxury hotel scene in Vienna, the one that attracts attention through outstanding performance and devotion to his/her job. Contestants will be trained by industry professionals and are to present a chosen topic in written memoranda and oral argumentations to a prestigious jury, consisting of experts and leaders from Austria’s hospitality industry and economy. The winner of the contest receives a scholarship at Cornell

What are the reasons for organising a fashion event like the MQ VIENNA FASHION WEEK?
Austria has a very creative designer scene. At the MQ VIENNA FASHIONWEEK the designers have the chance to show their knowledge and creativity. Buyers, designers but also fashionistas have a place to share ideas and interact. We are very pleased that we are partners with the MuseumsQuartier Vienna and the quartier21/MQ, to realize this unique project. We are sure that it will benefit our fashion and

From www.womensworldawards.com:
“Austria´s capital is hosting the awards event for the first time.
After three immensely successful events in Hamburg, Leipzig and New York the City of Vienna will be the host of the fourth WOMEN’S WORLD AWARDS which will be held for the first time on March 5, 2009 in Austria. The state-of-the-art Stadthalle F in Vienna will be the venue for the glittering gala. The after-show event will be held at the monumental Vienna City Hall, seat of the mayor

“Vienna is a grand imperial city. All it lacks is an empire. Domains that once stretched from Spain to the Russian border ceased to be Austrian decades ago.”
The Qantas inflight magazine reports about Vienna accompanied by wonderful photographs by Peter Rigaud. The Ring Hotel is being recommended as the place to stay.

“If ‘location, location, location’ are every hotel´s key points then the new Ring Hotel has all three. First, barely 100 yards one way, is the impressive, Neo-Renaissance Opera House.
Second, cross over the road outside, the Kärntner Ring, and walk straight through to the centre of Old Vienna. Enjoy the  bright, coloured roof tiles of Stephansdom, the cathedral, whose remnants of the original 13th century church are the Giants´ Doorway and the Heathen Towers.
Third, stay on this ‘Ring’ road and catch

“At eight” restaurant recently celebrated its first birthday as the hotel was opened on November 6th, 2008. It was perfect timing that in the same week the new “Gault Millau”, Austria´s most important and really famous gourmet guide, was presented. Of course, there was hope that “at eight” restaurant would get an award, but still it felt like a surprise when the message came in that at eight was awarded with one toque. The happiness of the whole restaurant team

“On each morning of my stay I would leave my vast room to relax in the top floor spa (avoiding the all-too-well-appointed gym en-route. Instead I made a beeline for the turkish room – with cycling coloured led lights in the ceiling and essential oils in the steam or sauna rooms overlooking the Karlsplatz.”
Quintessentially magazine´s visit to The Ring Hotel yields an explicit recommendation. Quintessentially is first and foremost a club, a club for those who believe that life is