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LONDON, October 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As summer tails off and the prospects of a warm autumn diminish with every passing day, Monarch Airlines has announced the launch of a whole new range of fantastic sun and ski holiday deals, giving winter sun worshippers and thrill seekers a great opportunity to get away over the next few months. There are a number of cheap flights from Monarch [http://www.monarch.co.uk ] included in this initiative, making your next winter holiday truly...

LONDON, September 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheap flights are not just for summer sun holidays; Monarch is now offering its customers the chance to travel to the heart of the Alps for 2012-13 ski holidays. The company, which offers affordable flights and package holiday deals to destinations across Europe, is expanding its offers to skiing customers who want to get to the slopes for less. Flights to four new skiing destinations are being offered from December 2012:...

Since yesterday, IOC President Jacques Rogge has been in Innsbruck, which is hosting the first Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 13 to 22 January. (PRWEB) January 13, 2012 IOC ACTIVITIES IOC PRESIDENT Since yesterday, IOC President Jacques Rogge has been in Innsbruck, which is hosting the first Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 13 to 22 January. Today, a few hours before the Opening Ceremony, President Rogge and the IOC members officially met the Federal President of the Republic,...

Hockey star Sidney Crosby has been named the International Olympic Committee’s final Youth Olympic Ambassador for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (PRWEB) December 27, 2011 Hockey star Sidney Crosby has been named the International Olympic Committee’s final Youth Olympic Ambassador for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. “The Canadian Olympic Committee is very proud of Sidney,” said Marcel Aubut, President of the COC. “He gave us a golden Olympic memory...

With under 100 days to go until the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck, Austria, media are cordially invited to an informal discussion and photo opportunity with IOC President Jacques Rogge, and Yuna Kim, Olympic champion figure skater and Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador. (PRWEB) October 17, 2011 With under 100 days to go until the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck, Austria, media are cordially invited to an informal discussion and photo...

EDINBURGH, Scotland, August 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- -Caliber Interactive, the UK's fastest growing SEO agency, is to host a series of search engine optimisation workshops at August's Travel Bloggers Unite conference in Innsbruck- Caliber Interactive is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a series of search engine optimisation (SEO) workshops at this week's Travel Bloggers Unite conference, held at the foot of the Alps in picturesque Innsbruck, Austria. Led by...

Quantum physicists pave the way for investigating new states of matter in ultracold atom mixturesScientists of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Innsbruck, Austria, have reached a milestone in the exploration of quantum gas mixtures. In an international first, the research group led by Rudolf Grimm and Florian Schreck has succeeded in producing controlled strong interactions between two fermionic elements - lithium-6 and potassium-40. This model system not...

ORINDA, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- OnTheSnow, the most visited snow sports website in the world, today announced several new website enhancements and mobile applications designed to give skiers and snowboarders more comprehensive and accessible information on skiing and riding, including a new iPhone Gear Guide application, free snow reporting mobile applications, a new iPad application, and a new resort photo and video section on the website. The Company also announced the launch of...

The Austrian Alpine Association (OeAV) said Friday that about 90 percent of Austrian glaciers shrank in 2009, some by as much as 150 feet. The OeAV's report said 85 out of 96 glaciers shrunk over the past year. Oetz valley in western Tyrol province saw the biggest changes, where three glaciers shrunk by over 130 feet and eight by over 70 feet. "The ice is very thin over large areas, so the glaciers are retreating very quickly," noted Andrea Fischer of the University of Innsbruck,...

INNSBRUCK, Austria, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the history of the Austria House, the Tirol is presented as a tourism and commercial region with exciting themes surrounding the future of winter sports and outstanding events in the future. Winter sports in a life span, Olympics once, now and in the future The Tirol Tourist Board and the OC of the Interski Congress 2011 are pleased to invite to a high profile discussion. Date: February 13th 2010, 4...