Austria
My Mother, This Magazine, A Trip to Vienna
I’m writing this article while aboard an American Airlines flight from London to New York, continuing a journey that started in Vienna much earlier this morning. Despite the unseasonal winter weather (the calendar does say it’s April) this trip was uneventful, quite smooth, and none of my flights were cancelled; indeed, all four flight segments were reasonably close to being on time.
Vienna was cold and wintry. It snowed on and …
Austrian Airlines to Begin Service to Chicago
Austrian Airlines will add Chicago to its list of North American cities served on May 17, 2013. The new service will operate five times a week using a Boeing 767, which will be equipped with lie-flat seats in business class.
The airline will offer connections from Chicago to other American cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Denver, Las Vegas, and Seattle. In addition, passengers flying from Chicago to Central and …
Ritz-Carlton Opens First Hotel in Austria
Ritz-Carlton has opened its first hotel in Austria, in the capital city of Vienna. The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna has 202 rooms and is located on the storied Ringstraße, a boulevard that encircles the inner city. The hotel is walking distance of Vienna’s museums, concert halls, and historic buildings.
The interior of the hotel contains decorative mural paintings, intricate wood carvings, and a marble staircase. Dining options include the Dstrikt restaurant, which offers …
What’s Doing in Eisenstadt, Austria
Eisenstadt, the capital of Austria’s newest province, the Burgenland, lies at the country’s southeastern tip. It was created in 1921 from the German-speaking part of what had the Hungarian half of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy. This means the visitor will encounter a mix of Hungarians, Croats, and German-speaking Austrians.
The region itself looks more like Hungary, with its plains and lakes, compared to the rest of Austria, which is more Alpine …
Frequent Business Traveler “My European Vacation” Photo Contest Grand Prize Winners Announced
From a charming hotel room in Positano, Italy to the stunning peaks of the Hohe Tauern mountain range in Austria, Frequent Business Traveler readers document their travels in photographs.
They take pictures of the view from their rooms, of the roads they are navigating, and of the scenic vistas they encounter.
From the hundreds of entries we received, nine photographs won first, second, and third prizes in their respective categories.
Our winners then …
Using Your Own Mobile Phone in Japan and Europe
4G Data and Wi-Fi Hotspot Keep Costs Minimal
While planning my most recent trip to Japan, I stopped to think about the fact that my GSM mobile phone wouldn’t work there. On past trips, I used an inexpensive Panasonic mobile phone purchased in Japan that worked with Japanese PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) technology. (Japan uses three incompatible mobile phone technologies and GSM isn’t one of them.)
This time I had a plan …
