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TRAVEL | Austria To Allow Christmas Skiing But Many Restrictions Stay

December 4, 2020

MILAN – – Austria will allow skiing to start on Dec.24, but will limit the capacity of ski lifts and keep restaurants, bars and hotels largely closed until early January, officials said Wednesday. It also will require many people entering the country over the Christmas period to go into quarantine. Though lockdown measures took effect … More TRAVEL | Austria To Allow Christmas Skiing But Many Restrictions Stay

NEWS ALERT | Austria Arrests 30 In Anti-Terrorism Raids, Says No Link To Vienna Attack

November 9, 2020

VIENNA – Austrian police made 30 arrests in more than 60 raids on Monday as part of anti-terrorism operation, but there was no link to a deadly attack in Vienna a week ago in which a convicted jihadist killed four people, prosecutors said. Austria has formally remanded in custody 10 suspects in connection with the … More NEWS ALERT | Austria Arrests 30 In Anti-Terrorism Raids, Says No Link To Vienna Attack

TRAVEL WARNINGS | Austria Warns Against Travel To Non – EU Western Balkan Countries

July 3, 2020

VIENNA – Austria has issued travel warnings for Western Balkan countries outside the European Union (E.U) due to a rise in coronavirus infections here, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Wednesday. The move by Austria, which has close ties to the region, is a particular blow for Serbia and Montenegro, which the EU on Tuesday … More TRAVEL WARNINGS | Austria Warns Against Travel To Non – EU Western Balkan Countries

BREAKING NEWS | Austria Stops Train From Italy Due To Suspected Coronavirus Infections

February 23, 2020

VIENNA | AUSTRIA – – Austria has denied entry to a train from Italy on suspicion that two travellers might be infected with the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Sunday. ‘Tonight a train on its way from Venice to Munich was stopped at the Austrian border’, the interior ministry said. The Italian State Railways … More BREAKING NEWS | Austria Stops Train From Italy Due To Suspected Coronavirus Infections