Shareholdings

The Verkehrsbüro Touristik GmbH is an entity acting between the Verkehrsbüro AG (holding company) and the legally independent, operative subsidiaries Verkehrsbüro-Ruefa Reisen GmbH, Eurotours GmbH and travelXXL GmbH. In addition to synchronising operations, the Verkehrsbüro  Touristik GmbH exercises a management and coordinating function as a controlling mechanism of the company.

Verkehrsbüro-Ruefa Reisen GmbH ist a wholly-owned subsidiary and encompasses the travel agency and tour operating business under the brand name of Ruefa.

The Eurotours GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary which is active both in the incoming tourism sector and as a tour operator.

Verkehrsbüro Business Travel GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary with six business travel centres in Austria and responsibility for the corporate travel division .

AX Travel Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Verkehrsbüro Group, created in 2011 following the takeover of American Express Reisebüro GmbH. As a franchise partner of American Express, the business travel operator has access to the world-wide “American Express Global Travel Partner” Network.

Verkehrsbüro Hotellerie GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary and operates 27 Austria Trend Hotels, primarily in Austria. The resort hotels are consolidated in the Verkehrsbüro Ferienhotellerie GmbH. Hotels in Bratislava/Slovakia and in Ljubljana/Slovenia also belong to the Austria Trend Hotels International GmbH. The Verkehrsbüro Hotellerie GmbH is the parent company of all other Austria Trend Hotels.

The hotels are run primarily under lease, although several of them are management operations. With both modes of operation, the Verkehrsbüro Hotellerie GmbH is not the owner of the relevant hotel facilities, but partners such as real estate companies.

Verkehrsbüro Hotellerie & Tourismus Consulting GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary and an independent consulting company. Under the brand name “Global Hotel & Tourism Consulting” (GHTC) the company offers hoteliers, investors and project developers consulting services and temporary management for hotel projects and existing hotels.

Palais Events Veranstaltungen GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary that operates the historic Viennese event locations of Palais Ferstel, Palais Daun-Kinsky, Wiener Börsensäle and the Café Central.

The DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH is amongst the holdings in associated companies.  As the largest shipping company in Austria, the company operates boat trips with a special focus on Vienna and the picturesque stretch of the Danube Valley known as the Wachau.