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YOUR NUMBER 1 IN TRAVEL Imprint Owned, edited and published by: Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro Aktiengesellschaft Company register: FN: 74.803 f, Commercial Register Court: Vienna, VAT ID: ATU 15454103, Data Processing Register: 0000248 Photos: Austria Trend Hotels, Café Central Wien, Fotolia, Getty Images, iStock, Shutterstock Conception and graphic design: gantnerundenzi Printed: August 2019 www.verkehrsbuero.com ESTABLISHED 1917 1917 Österreichisches Verkehrsbureau starts to sell tickets for the state railways 1922 Sale of the first airline tickets, organisation of group travel 1988 Takeover of Austropa Hotels International GmbH 1997 Founding of the Austria Trend Hotels & Resorts hotel group 1998 Incoming agency Eurotours GmbH joins the group 2004 Acquisition of Ruefa Reisen, travel agencies and tour operator 2010 Relaunch of all travel agencies under the Ruefa brand 2011 New subsidiaries: AX Travel Management, Jumbo Touristik and Palais Events with Café Cetral First Motel One in Austria in a joint venture with the German hotel group of the same name 2013 Repositioning of Austria Trend Hotels 2017 The Verkehrsbüro Group celebrates its 100th anniversary 2018 “2b ahead”, the new future-oriented strategy for the Verkehrsbüro Group, is introduced 2 3 ONE GROUP, THREE STRONG SECTORS The Verkehrsbüro Group is not only Austria’s LEISURE TOURISM BUSINESS TOURISM HOSPITALITY SECTOR most exciting and versatile concern in tourism, but also market leader in three areas: the Professional travel agent Stress-free business travel Modern city hotels hospitality sector, leisure tourism and High-quality tour operator Creative business meetings Magnificent event locations business tourism. Multi-channel distribution Incentive tours & events Easy booking online Congresses With more than 3,300 employees, the Group stands for decades of With Ruefa, Eurotours and Jumbo, the Verkehrsbüro Verkehrsbüro BUSINESS Services and Verkehrsbüro No matter whether you need a holiday or a business trip – experience and one main goal: to create Group unites three strong travel brands under a MICE Services stand for professional business travel our excellent hotels offering first-class service are among something special for our customers! single roof. More than 100 Ruefa travel agencies and MICE service. BEasy, the online solution for the most preferred addresses in Austria. 26 Austria Trend provide a personal and competent service. Jumbo SMEs, means that business travel can be booked Hotels and an exclusive suite in Schönbrunn Palace offer Touristik is a tour operator offering high-quality extremely easily and at a competitive price. Austropa hospitality combined with Austrian charm. Six Motel One cruises, study trips and long-haul holidays in over Interconvention, part of the MICE services, are our hotels offer great design at reasonable prices. Further- 190 different countries. Eurotours is the largest tour congress specialists and, with their Green Meetings, more, three Viennese palaces and the famous Café Central operator in direct sales and the leading full-range a pioneer in sustainability. Incentive tours and meetings provide unique locations for unforgettable happenings supplier in multi-channel distribution in Austria. and events complete the offer. In addition we are ranging from large-scale events to family celebrations. represented in more than 120 countries through our partner, American Express Global Business Travel. 4 5 Start the day with a smile FEEL GREAT with Austria Trend Every day gets off to a perfect start when you stay with us! As an Austrian hotel group, we attach particular importance RIGHT FROM to local produce – from freshly baked rolls to fruit juices and organic yoghurt. Our teas, coffee and muesli are all produced by Sonnentor, an Austrian pioneer in organic food. DAY ONE Two million satisfied guests stay at our Austria Trend Hotels every year. Our exclusive Schönbrunn Palace Grand Suite invariably appears in the list of exceptional accommodation (www.thesuite.at). Three categories of hotels provide a quick overview of our services: from overnight accommodation and breakfast in our Smart hotels to Comfort hotels with a wide range of cuisine and seminar facilities, through to our exclusive Premium category. You can book your favourite room directly at www.austria-trend.at. As professional event organisers we offer free WLAN and 9500m² of optimally equipped event space. Big on design, small on price: Motel One Anyone checking into a Motel One in Vienna or Salzburg, can look forward to heaps of design at very reasonable prices. Our budget design hotels are operated under a joint venture with the German hotel group of the same name. Bookings can be made at www.motel-one.com. 6 7 Hotel Savoyen Hotel Savoyen NUMBER 1 IN AUSTRIA Hotel Schloss Lebenberg Hotel Congress Innsbruck Cities in the Austrian provinces Resort hotels CEE cities ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Salzburg Mitte + Smart Motel One Salzburg-Mirabell Hotel Schloss Lebenberg Hotel Ljubljana + Premium ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kitzbühel Premium ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Europa Salzburg Comfort Motel One Salzburg-Süd Hotel Bratislava Premium Sporthotel Fontana ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Salzburg West Comfort Fieberbrunn Comfort ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Europa Graz Comfort ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Congress Innsbruck Comfort ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Schillerpark Linz Premium Radisson Blu Hotel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Altstadt Salzburg Premium Detailed information about our Smart, Comfort and Premium hotels can be found at www.austria-trend.at. 8 Hotel Europa Salzburg 9 Schönbrunn Palace Grand Suite NUMBER 1 IN VIENNA Vienna & surroundings ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Doppio Smart Hotel Astoria Comfort Hotel Savoyen S Premium Motel One Wien-Westbahnhof ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Ananas Smart Hotel Europa Wien Comfort Parkhotel Schönbrunn Premium Motel One Wien-Prater ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Beim Theresianum Smart Hotel Rathauspark Comfort Schloß Schönbrunn Motel One Wien-Staatsoper Grand Suite Premium ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Lassalle Smart Hotel Bosei Comfort Motel One Wien-Hauptbahnhof ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Zoo Wien Smart ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hotel Anatol Smart Schloss Wilhelminenberg Comfort ★ ★ ★ Hotel Messe Prater Wien Smart Radisson Blu Park ★ ★ ★ ★ Royal Palace Hotel, Vienna Premium Detailed information about our Smart, Comfort and Premium hotels can be found at www.austria-trend.at. 10 11 THE NUMBER ONE ADDRESS FOR EVENTS Palais Events Your guests will remember a perfectly staged event for a long time to come. From planning and organisation to implementation, Palais Events are the smartest way to celebrate your big day. And as top caterers, we also conjure up culinary delights for you and your guests. The exclusive Ferstel and Daun-Kinsky town palaces and the former rooms of the Stock Exchange at the heart of Vienna are all impressive venues for your event. You can choose between twelve rooms for several hundred guests. All rooms have been faithfully restored and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. There are good reasons why around 100,000 guests a year choose us to organise their conventions and celebrations. Café Central Leading personalities from the world of art, politics and science have been meeting at the famous Café Central ever since 1876. And even today, the café’s cuisine and patisserie are enduringly popular with guests from all over the world – and with the Viennese themselves. The coffeehouse stands for the Viennese lifestyle and joie de vivre like no other institution. 12 13 YOUR FIRST Your dream holiday begins with Ruefa You can depend on the security offered by Austria’s largest travel agent, and simply look forward to the sun, the beach – CHOICE FOR and a hotel that will always fit the bill. Ruefa stands for a new generation of travel agencies. Their certified travel agents are there to offer support, HOLIDAYS either by phone, online or at more than 100 locations. You can also easily book our wide range of holiday packages on www.ruefa.at. Unlike other online providers, we also offer a callback service. Our online travel agents also provide expert information at weekends and on public holidays under 0810/200 400. From Africa to Central Asia Our tour operator Jumbo Touristik offers a wide range of high-quality long-haul holidays. Whether it’s Africa, Asia, South America, the Indian Ocean, cruises or global study trips you want, you can always rely on the experience and expertise of the market leader. 14 15 © WILDMAN - FOTOLIA.COM THE WORLD AT FIRST-HAND Austria and the whole world Eurotours, headquartered in Kitzbühel, markets holidays in Austria, as well as travel to all parts of the world. For around 40 years, this one-stop-shop has been specialized in putting together individual services to create attractive packages which are then sold through its distribution partners. Eurotours has been cooperating for many years with renowned European brands. These include HOFER REISEN in Austria (since 2003), ALDI Reisen (since 2009) and Tchibo Reisen (since 2011) in Germany, ALDI SUISSE TOURS in Switzerland (since 2007), as well as ALDI Utazás in Hungary (since 2017). In total Eurotours, the leading tour operator and multi-channel distributor, sends more than 1.3 million customers on holiday every year. Eurotours offers spontaneous holiday experiences at top prices on www.justaway.com. 16 17 FIRST CLASS SERVICE Verkehrsbüro BUSINESS Services Customised business trips Our experts offer individual solutions for your business travel: both a customised full-service with personal, local support – if necessary around the clock – as well as reasonably priced