Campaign for even better quality: starting into the cold season with some extras. Zell am See and Kaprun are getting still more attractive for the winter season 2005/2006

The 'Europa-Sportregion' has always been a byword for holiday fun and eventful leisure time. Whether visitors come with all their families or just on their own: 130 kilometres of finest pistes, innumerable sporting opportunities, and hotels that offer anything you can possibly wish for make Zell am See and Kaprun one of the most important holiday destinations in Austria. Especially during the cold season there are no limits to one's leisure time fun: tobogganing, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing or skating are just some of the many offers from a practically inexhaustible repertoire.

The 'Europa-Sportregion' starts into the winter season 2005/2006 with a large-scale campaign for even better quality. Despite the fact that a survey carried out by the university college for public administration management in Linz showed guests to be fully satisfied with the services provided in Zell and Kaprun (in almost all areas, from friendliness of staff to the design of the website, the marks given were 'good' or even 'very good') the region does not want to rest on its laurels, but intends to develop its offers for tourists even further.

Just in time for the beginning of the cold season there are some new developments to be discovered: new systems for producing artificial snow have been installed on Sonnenalm and Sonnkogel in order to guarantee optimum snow conditions. Thus the all-rounder and family pistes of Zell's local mountain of 'Schmittenhöhe' have been made the ideal destination for winter sports enthusiasts of all ages even in bad weather. All ski-runs that reach down into the valley and nearly 90 percent of all pistes on Schmittenhöhe can now be provided with artificial snow.

Before the onset of winter the lift at Hochmais will be replaced by a six-seater chairlift. Weather protection covers and luxury seats that even have seat heating guarantee for a very comfortable ride in the 1,230 metre lift that bridges about 382 metres of difference in height. A maximum of 3,000 people an hour can reach the top station by this way. Furthermore: another new ski-run is under construction. It will enlarge the piste area to about 200 hectares – plenty of space for fast downhill runs in rich powder snow.

And Schmittenhöhe is by far not the only place where visitors can enjoy a carefree holiday. 'Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG', the company that operates the skiing area on the glacier of Kitzsteinhorn, has been awarded the ISO 9001 certificate of the technical inspection association for its high safety standards and its exceptionally well qualified personnel.

Last but not least, the hotels of region are taking part in this 'campaign for even better quality' by improving their infrastructure and services. Guests coming to the 'Europa-Sportregion' can look forward to lots of new amenities in the near future.

More information about the new developments in the 'Europa-Sportregion' is to be found on the internet at www.europasportregion.info.


Contact Europa-Sportregion
Europa Sportregion Marketing GmbH
Guest Service
Phone +43 (0)6542 - 770 0
welcome(at)europasportregion.info

Press contact
knoefler-journalist | media and communications
Mr. Benjamin Knöfler
Phone +49 (0)6028 - 80729 0
esr(at)knoefler.de


General Information:
With 13,500 beds and two million overnight stays per year, the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See - Kaprun' is one of the most important tourism centres in Austria. In winter as in summer, guests find all kinds of leisure activities to choose from. For ski fans there are 130 kilometres of finest pistes in thick powder snow. In the summer months Zell am See and Kaprun captivate with ideal conditions for more than 40 different kinds of sports - from hiking and golfing, cycling and all water sports to extreme sports like canyoning and, last not least, summer skiing on the glacier of Kitzsteinhorn. In recent years the region has also hosted many races of the Mountain Bike World Cup. In 2002 it was the venue of the UCI World Championships of Mountain Biking.

This release was published on openPR.