Austria Airlines to resume flights to Tel Aviv – but ceasefire deal now delayed
According to the Lufthansa Group, Austrian Airlines will resume flights to Tel Aviv, Israel beginning on February 1st, 2025. […]
Runner hit by tram on Vienna’s Ringstrasse – LPD Wien investigating as may have ignored a red light
If you want to keep up-to-date on crime in Vienna, Austria, accidents between a tram and a pedestrian, security […]
Why your electricity bill in Austria will be more expensive in 2025
I have said since I moved to Vienna, Austria eight years ago, one of the few things that may […]
What social media platforms do Austrians use the most? X? Facebook? Instagram?
NOTE: This was originally published in March, 2024. Updated numbers for December, 2024 are now at the bottom of […]
Visit the Albertina Museum’s Chagall Exhibition in early 2025 – Things to do in Vienna
If you are visiting Vienna, Austria in January, 2025 or early February, and love art, one of the places […]
Herbert Kickl and Christian Stocker even more serious about talks to form new Austrian government
Talks continue between Kickl and Stocker Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl and ÖVP leader Christian Stocker are said […]
Austria may get Herbert Kickl as Chancellor after FPÖ side-lined for months – Hallelujah!
OPINION Anyone who saw the results of the last Austrian legislative election, which took place on September 29th, 2024, […]
How to easily and cheaply eat carnivore in Vienna, Austria
After being a vegan for five years, and seeing my health suffer disastrously because of it, a year ago, […]
Why is Rene Benko trending in Austrian news right now?
In the first of a series of “Quick Takes” about Austrian news, Austrian businessman Rene Benko has been popping […]
5.5% increase in nights spent in Austria’s hotels, guesthouses, holiday apartments Winter 2023/24
While much of the economic news in Austria in the last three years has been more negative than positive, […]
Vienna’s €365 public transportation pass stays same price in 2025 and, I say, in 2026 and beyond
Quick thoughts on Wiener Linien Annual Pass staying at €365 for next 20 months Austrian political party the SPÖ […]
Hungarian government suing Austria’s SPAR for defamation? Here’s what we know so far
It appears there is a mini legal war brewing between Hungary’s government and the Austrian supermarket chain SPAR this […]
Austrian poverty level rose in 2023 – absolute poverty up over 50% since 2022
While the Austrian government, which currently comprises a coalition of the ÖVP and Grüne parties is constantly telling us […]
SPAR Veggie Girasoli Spinat-Cashew recalled in Austria due to peanut contamination
If you have recently bought a vegan pasta product at a SPAR supermarket in Austria called SPAR Veggie Girasoli […]
What percentage of Austria’s GDP is from tourism? How much did its tourism industry lose during Covid?
Note: ** The most reliable figures are currently from 2022 A couple of days ago, I stumbled across an […]
Austrian economy will stagnate in 2024 due to EU downturn and high interest rates
WIFO predicts Austrian GDP will grow by just 0.2 percent in 2024 Anyone who has walked around Vienna recently […]
Austria increases border security after Germany legalizes cannabis – Nope, not in Austria, thanks!
After a new law in Germany has been implemented that should be called the “Bound to End Well for […]
6 reasons why you should buy home furnishings at IKEA in Vienna, Austria
When it comes to furnishing your home, the Swedish conglomerate IKEA stands as a beacon of affordability, quality, and […]
Syrian man arrested in connection with knife attack at Vienna’s Reumannplatz on March 18th
Suspect in Vienna knife attack at Reumannplatz arrested yesterday According to Vienna Police (Polizei Wien), a 20-year-old Syrian man […]
39-year-old man dies after fall from window in Vienna’s Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district
Police officers from the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus division of the Vienna Police (Polizei Wien) were called to an incident in that district […]
Inflation rate in Austria for February, 2024 fell but still 4th highest in the EU
The inflation rate in Austria for February, 2024 fell to 4.3 percent As many people living in Vienna, Austria […]