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Browse our distinguished selection of cheap hotels in Austria - over seven thousand and five hundred quality hotels with discounted, safe and easy online reservations. Also check out our reviews of some Austria Recommended Hotels in the bigger cities and most popular resorts, such as Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Linz, Graz, Bad Gastein, Saalbach-Hintertux, Klagenfurt, Zell am See, Kaprun, Hallstatt, Hall in Tyrol, St Anton, Mayrhofen etc. If you are searching for a hotel near some attraction or landmark, use the "landmark:" function to find the nearest and cheapest hotels to your place of interest or business trip spot. /For example type in the online hotel search form landmark:Schonbrunn/. On our dedicated Austria Hotels page you will be able to browse and save on ~7500 cheap hotels in over 1100 Austrian towns and famous ski resorts, ordered alphabetically Browse the cheap hotels and tourist destinations in the different regions and states of Austria or simply search for accommodation in a particular destination for your dates of travel. Further on the destionations pages (listed on the right) you will find comprehensive tourist information and travel guide for these cities and resorts of Austria. We wish you a pleasant stay, great holiday or successful business trip in Austria with Austria-trips.com.

Austrian Ski & Glacier Resorts Snow and Skiing Conditions Reports. Austria Skiing Season 2013 Holiday Packages

(last updated - 14 June 2013)

The current weather at most ski resorts of Austria is mild, but the snow base is still very good following the snow showers at most of the glacial destinations during last week. Very good conditions for snow sports can be found at the open areas, which include Hintertux (345 cm; 11 lifts open; 20 km of open terrain), Kaprun (280 cm), Dachstein Glacier and the Molltal Glacier especially on the upper runs.
Please note that some skiing areas may be partially open and this information might has changed since we have published it, so it is recommended to contact the Austrian Tourist Office before travelling or get more recent information at the official website of the particular ski resort you are planning to visit.

Vienna Jazz Festival

(17 June - 10 July 2013 Vienna, Austria)

Initially carried out in 1991, the Vienna Jazz Festival has turned into one of the top events in the European jazz, blues and soul music calendar. The Fest attracts lots of very famous bands to city’s venues - from the Town Hall square and the State Opera House, to numerous nightclubs for this popular annual event. Some of the highlights of the 2013 programme include Bobby McFerrin & Band „Spirit You All“, Paolo Conte & Band, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba, Helge Schneider & Gäste - Sommertour, Bonnie Raitt | Charles Bradley, Rebekka Bakken and many, many other famous artists. To find the full programme of Wien Jazz Festival 2013 visit the fest’s official website - www.viennajazz.org. Also check out our hotel accommodation in Vienna at http://www.austria-trips.com/Vienna/vienna.htm

Bregenz Festival

(17.07.2013 - 18.08.2013, Bodensee Floating Stage)

After the great success of La Bohème in ‘01 and ‘02, another masterpiece by the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, Tosca, welcomed visitors to the fest in 2007 and 2008 on the Floating Stage in Bregenz. Puccini's famous opera has deservedly become a classic of the stage. The popular cultural event is back again this year and without any doubt will create huge interest and unforgettable moments. This year's motto of the fest is " Towards the lights". Please refer to Bregenz Festival official website for more information, and tickets. For hotel accommodation you can check out our hotels in Bregenz at http://www.austria-trips.com/Bregenz/Bregenz.htm

Outdoor Trophy

(17 August 2013 Lingenau, Austria)

Outdoor Trophy, carried out in Lingenau is one of the top extreme sport events in Austria. Swarms of rivals battle it out in 4 exhausting disciplines - white water kayaking, paragliding, mountain running and mountain biking.
Lingenau itself offer a perfect backcloth for all the action, providing with paragliding from Hintere Niedere Mountain and kayaking through the rapids at Andelsbuch and Egg. Then they do a cliff start and complete with an Eskimo roll before finishing.
The mountain bikers take a thirty-one kilometers stretch, beginning in Lingenau and going through beautiful scenic spots, including Lecknertal, Hittisau and Rotenberg. The mountain runners complete a fifteen kilometers long race via Ittensberg and Tristenkopf to Hintere Niedere. There at the summit, paragliders get flying to Andelsbuch where they have to perform a target landing. Some interesting supporting events for the public feature parachuting & paragliding stunts, various bike shows, tower climbing, etc. Of course, during the night there are many parties featuring popular bands and DJs across the local bars.

The Arlberg Eagle

(27 July and 24 August 2013), St Anton am Arlberg, Austria

Der Arlberg Adler (The Arlberg Eagle) is a triathlon, but it differentiate with this that it is held over 5 months. The event is very popular in Austria and there are only five hundred places available so one should register earlier! The exciting competition begins in April with "the white thrill" (der weisse Rausch), which is a 9 km ski race with a mass start at 2650 m. elevation on the Vallugagrat mount. Arlberger Jakobilauf - a half marathon takes place in July, after which the event culmination is a mountain biking marathon (Arlberger Bike Marathon) carried out in August. For further details and participation in the event, please visit the Arlberg Eagle website (http://www.arlbergadler.eu) or contact the tourist office in St Anton. Check out our cheap accommodation offers for hotels in St Anton.

Austrian Ski Season 2013 / 2014 Holidays

Austria is located in central Europe and is a country with impressive landscapes: from the Alps, which occupy 70% of the territory, continuing with hills covered with vineyards and ending with crystalline lakes that mirror the peaks in zapezite. It is a cultural land with a great love for sports and fine arts. Austria alarms tourists towards itself during the winter. The main source of attractions are  large and perfectly prepared slopes, modern cable plants, Ski bars with an atmosphere that cannot be easily forgotten. Austria manages its tourists with a number of resorts for lodging and resting and snowy mountains with mystic and magic for their thirst of adventure.  Anyone misses the senazatia hot tubs after skiing the whole day, has lost one of the most wonderful and soothing feeling in life. Austria is actually “Mecca" for skiers and snowboarder lovers. They have some of the finest ski resorts like Ischgl, St. Anton, and Saalbach.
Year after year there has been an increased rate of tourist who comes for the ski season. The slopes of the Ski Mountains are marked with different colours to indicate the different difficulty phase. It is mainly done for the beginners, as they shall not get themselves in trouble. Blue colour is given for the beginner’s slope with 90 kms and red colour for intermediary skiers with a slope of 95 kms. The black slope has a distance of 15 km and is used by advanced skiers.  Austria has got skiing schools and best instructors known for their expertise among the world. Austrian ski team were the winners of the FSI ski championship 2011. The old telling of skiers and an extreme sport lover is still update: "Whoever climbs up on top of the mountain may get back finally to the valley."