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This Aviation.Direct section deals with tourism-related topics and also gives Tips on interesting excursions, destinations, hotels, airports and much moreVarious special offers from airlines, tour operators and so on can also be found in this section, always critically examined, of course.
Tip: With Travel Tips Here you will find some advice that can be helpful when planning your trip, but also if something goes wrong.
The Bremen-based cruise operator Plantours Kreuzfahrten has announced a multi-week shipyard stay for its only ocean-going vessel, the MS Hamburg, in late autumn 2026. Following the conclusion of the regular travel season in November, the ship, designed for a maximum of 400 passengers, will be transferred to Istanbul for renovation and refit work.
The persistently volatile security situation in the Middle East is leading to far-reaching and long-term changes to cruise schedules in international maritime tourism. The Rostock-based cruise line Aida Cruises has announced that it will completely forgo offering cruises to the Orient during the 2027/2028 winter season. The cruises originally planned for this period for the ship Aida Perla in the Middle East will be cancelled.
The Viennese inland shipping company DDSG Blue Danube, owned by the Vienna Transport Office and Wien Holding, has launched a sales partnership with the Vienna Prater amusement park just in time for the start of the summer holidays. The core of the new offer is the combination of a two-hour river cruise on the Danube with the amusement park's cashless payment system.
Extensive renovation and maintenance work on the Brenner railway line will lead to significant disruptions in cross-border rail traffic between Austria and Italy this summer. As announced by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Italian rail infrastructure company RFI, train services on the central transit route between Innsbruck and Bolzano will be largely suspended for approximately two weeks starting in mid-July.
The regulatory framework for long-distance rail passenger transport in Germany is undergoing a fundamental overhaul. The Federal Network Agency has adopted a new directive intended to facilitate access to the heavily used rail network for competing railway companies. At the heart of the new regulation is a so-called competitor clause, which obligates the infrastructure operator, DB Infrago, to...
The state-owned Schönbrunn Group has presented its financial figures for the past fiscal year. Across its four locations – Schönbrunn Palace, the Sisi Museum in the Vienna Hofburg, the Vienna Furniture Museum, and Hof Palace in Lower Austria – a total of 5,26 million visitors were recorded, representing an increase of 10,1 percent.
The Mariazeller Bürgeralpe in Styria is combining the start of the summer holidays on Saturday, July 4, 2026, with a new marketing and fundraising partnership in the sports sector. As part of a family festival, the tourism company will unveil a cable car gondola designed in the style of the football club SK Sturm Graz. The managing director of the [unclear text] will also be present for the official inauguration.
The seventh Vienna Summer of Culture has begun in the Austrian capital. From July 2nd to August 16th, 2026, the major event offers a wide range of artistic performances at decentralized locations in various Viennese districts, all with free admission. The festival organizers traditionally refrain from focusing on a specific theme in their programming.
The peak holiday season of 2026 shows a consistently high willingness to travel among the Austrian population. According to the latest data from the Austrian Hotel Association's (ÖHV) holiday radar, compiled in cooperation with the market and opinion research institute Reppublika, almost 80 percent of respondents plan at least one holiday trip between June and September. The distribution between
The premiere of Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen," scheduled for this Wednesday evening at the Vienna Opera Summer Festival, cannot take place as planned due to the current weather conditions. As the organizers announced at 10:00 a.m. on July 1, 2026, the opening performance of the third season has been postponed to Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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