Word: klagenfurt
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...holiday destination, klagenfurt may not have the charm of Siena or the sexy allure of St. Tropez, but it has something potentially better - an airport. For years, the sunny southern Austrian town was just about nowhere on the list of British vacationers' choices. But Klagenfurt is one of the newest destinations for Ryanair, the no-frills Irish carrier. The tourists are pouring...
Until Ryanair started daily direct flights from London's Stansted Airport on June 27, determined British travelers could get to Klagenfurt only if they were prepared to pay a hefty price and change planes in Vienna. Now, with one-way fares starting as low as 315.66, British holidaymakers are discovering the beauties of the Renaissance-style Carinthian capital. Traditionally the nearby lakeside towns of P?rtschach and Velden have been prime holiday destinations for wealthy Austrians and Germans, but few other tourists made it to the region's beautiful lakes, mountains and alpine valleys. In the first three weeks of July...
...frills airlines continue their growth, it seems that everyone's a winner - travelers, regional airports and local communities. And now even Siena and St. Tropez can dream of becoming the next Klagenfurt, La Rochelle or Aarhus