TORONTO — Several Canadian travel advisors recently enjoyed the fam trip of a lifetime with a visit to Vienna in the lead up to the holiday season.
The fam group included Anne Marie Angers with CAA Travel, Nathalie Guilbert from Voyages Fleur de Lys, Jimmy Stavropoulos with Voyages a la Carte and Barb Abrams with Aufgang Travel.
Leading the trip were Armando Mendonça, President, AMpm Canada, and Renée Wilson, AMpm Canada, Quebec. AMpm Canada represents the Vienna Tourist Board in Canada.
Also joining the group were Lakshan Samarasinghe with Minor Hotels, Danielle Kaiser with Lufthansa Group and Antonella Daneluzzi with Victours.
Highlights included a tour of Vienna’s charming Christmas markets, where the aroma of festive baking delights, hot punch and toasted almonds fill the air. Vienna’s Christmas markets are open from mid-November until Christmas Day. More details can be found here: https://www.wien.info/en/now-on/christmas
There were also visits to key landmarks including Habsburg Palace and the Spanish Riding School, Schönbrunn Palace (Bergl Rooms), Naschmarkt, Museum Quartier, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. More information is here: https://www.wien.info/en/see-do
Both the Park Plaza Vienna and Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna Hotel hosted the group with fine accommodation. There were also site inspections of Sans Souci Vienna, Rosewood Vienna, Grand Hotel Vienna and Sacher Hotel: https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/hotels-accomodations
Vienna’s culinary scene never disappoints and the group dined well at Michelin-starred restaurant Edvard at the Anantara Palais Hansen, Appiano das Gasthaus, Brasserie Palmenhaus, Café Leopold and more: https://www.wien.info/en/dine-drink
The fam was sponsored by the Vienna Tourist Board and joint venture partners Air Canada and Austrian Airlines in partnership with host hotels Park Plaza Vienna and Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna.
For more information see Wien.info.
Main Photo: In Vienna, the Belvedere Collection includes Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss. Pictured with the world-famous work of art are (left to right) Anne Marie Angers, CAA Travel; Renée Wilson, AMpm Canada, Quebec; Lakshan Samarasinghe, Minor Hotels; Nathalie Guilbert, Voyages Fleur de Lys; Danielle Kaiser, Lufthansa Group; Armando Mendonça, President, AMpm Canada; Antonella Daneluzzi, Victours; Jimmy Stavropoulos; Voyages a la Carte; Barb Abrams, Aufgang Travel; and guide Elisabeth Wolf, Artissimi, Vienna
