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Ritz-Carlton Picks Up Shangri-La’s Intended Vienna Hotel

Remember when Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts suddenly dumped its plans to open a new hotel in Vienna, Austria? Amidst reports of opening delays, and even worse, shoddy construction quality, the property was removed from the group’s expansion plans in Europe in February of 2011. More >

24-hour room service: 25hours Hotel, Vienna

In a secluded park in the youthful 7th district of Austria’s capital, this quirkily cool hotel, with its reception on the top floor, has been cleverly converted from a 1970s student hostel. But to associate it with student digs does it a disservice, for step inside this nine-storey building and you’ll find not tatty posters and stained carpets but a paean to the circus. More >

Pope slams sex tourism and organ trafficking

Pope Benedict XVI called on the international community to tackle sex tourism and organ trafficking on Monday, slamming the abuse, torture and exploitation of minors in particular. More >

Romanian tourism growth is among fastest in Europe

Last summer’s hotel bookings were up across the EU, while Romania was well ahead of the pack, even with a low ratio of foreigners among tourists. An extra 35 million  hotel nights were spent in the EU’s hotels and holiday accommodation, equaling a 4.8 percent increase on 2010′s summer season, according to the latest data from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office. More >

Paris and France

France is the largest country in the European Union and covers from the North Sea down to the Mediterranean. It features high mountains — including Mont Blanc, which is Western Europe’s highest point — and the lowlands with rivers, farms and villages and towns. More >