Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle

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On Monday, March 15th, 2010 the event ‘Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle’ will take place at Hall E of the Museums Quartier in Vienna. This year prominent persons and outstanding achievements in 12 different categories within the fashion and lifestyle industry will be awarded.
International glamour will be given to the event due to the performance of Kiera Sunshine Chaplin. Topmodel from Ireland, grandchild of Charly Chaplin and great-grandchild of Eugene O’Neill, Nobel prize laureate in literature, will fly directly

Interview with Maria Petrak (The Best of Marbella)

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1. Who are you?
This sounds like it should be an easy enough question to answer, but it is actually very difficult. If you Google me you’ll find more anwers.
I would say that I am a cosmopolitan citizen who wants to make a positive impact in the world. Events in my life encouraged me to be extremely creative and to think for myself. I am originally Slovak and grew up in the old Austro-Hungarian empire, moving to Vienna many years

Interview with Petra v. Kazinyan

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1. Who are you?
My name is Petra von Kazinyan, and I was born on March 2nd, 1976 in Gelnhausen, Germany. After finishing my studies at the Goethe-University in Frankfurt/M., I moved to Vienna where I’ve been living and working since then.
In the recent past, I participated in various exhibitions in Austria and abroad; in 2009, I was nominated for the “item-art prize for painting” in Ulm, Germany, I took part in group exhibitions in Frankfurt/M. and St. Christoph, Austria, and

Sizzling Summer Rate @ The Ring Hotel

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Vienna, a “sizzling” city worth a visit all year round … especially in summer, when open air concerts and festivals abound. All genres of music, dance and arts are on offer making Vienna a truly ‘Cool Capital’ for summer breaks and holidays.
The electro party ambiance of “Donauinselfest“, June 26 -28, attracts hip music to Vienna’s foremost open air venue. The week long “Jazz Fest Wien” kicks off June 29 featuring a world class line up in a variety of Vienna’s

Study Trip From the Turku University, Finland

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A Finnish Hospitality Management graduate group from Turku University of Applied Sciences got a once in a lifetime experience to enjoy casual luxury in The Ring Hotel in March 15th as a part of our strategic management studies. The study trip included visiting exciting hotels and meeting interesting tourism persons, including Assistant General Manager of The Ring and Grand Hotel Wien, Mr. Carl-Peter Echtermeijer.
He kindly welcomed us for a tour in Grand Hotel Wien to show some of the everyday

Interview with Ilonka B. Molijn–van Ginkel (Babymoon.com)

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1. Who are you?
Ilonka B. Molijn–van Ginkel, business owner of BabyMoon luxury pre-birth getaways and responsible for Sales & Marketing in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
2. What do you like about what you do?
Interacting with clients from different parts of the world. Each with its own creative ideas and knowledge about its hotel and destination. New targeting challenges when a new Babymoon Package and destination is introduced.
3. What don’t you like about what you do?
There is no single thing

Vienna Deluxe Spring 2009: Ladies Lunch @ The Ring Hotel

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In cooperation with the luxury hotel „The Ring, VIENNA’S CASUAL LUXURY HOTEL“ Vienna Deluxe Magazine held its second quarterly exclusive “Ladies Lunch”. The motto of the luncheon was “The Russian Contemporary Art” and it was held in one of the hotel’s luxurious suites.
The hosts were Nina Burgesmeir/editor of Vienna Deluxe Magazine and Carl Peter Echtermeijer of The Ring VIENNA’S CASUAL LUXURY HOTEL. Some of the honored guests who joined them were:
Dr. Zuna Kratky/Technisches Museum, Patricia Pállfy/Dorotheum, Mag. Andrea Jungmann/Sotheby’s, Valentina

ABTA March 2009 reviews The Ring Hotel

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“When it´s -7C outside and you´ve spent the day strolling around one of Europe´s most extravagant cities, you need a base that´s cosy, clean and as luxurious as its surroundings. It will have to be The Ring – Vienna´s latest ‘casual luxury’ hotel.” (Source: ABTA Magazine March 2009, courtesy of Absolute Publishing Ltd.)

Welcome to the World of Vodka!

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Vodka, the dominant spirit of Eastern Europe, is becoming more and more popular among bars and its guests around the globe. One does experience a clear ‘hype’ regarding this spirit, which encouraged us to explain the spirit, providing our readers with some interesting sites and also promoting the over 40 vodka brands at our bar ‘Drings’ at ‘The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel’.
Vodka is made by fermenting and then distilling the sugars from a mash of pale grain or vegetal

Popstar ‚Anastacia’ at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel

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The Women’s World Awards 2009, held at the Stadthalle in Vienna did bring an array of international stars onto the red carpet and into 2 luxury hotels. Cinema legend Claudia Cardinale, Italian film diva Monica Belluci, Pop Music Icon Marianne Faithfull, supermodel Elle McPherson, fashion trendsetter Angela Missoni and the famous popstars Anastacia and Kelly Clarkson from the US were ‘caught’ by the over 400 journalists and 31 camera teams from around the globe. The award’s gala was hosted by