Austria

Lufthansa sole bidder for airline

VIENNA, Austria — Austria's privatization agency said Thursday it had chosen Lufthansa for exclusive final negotiations on selling the state's 41.6 percent stake in Austrian Airlines.

SAS

SAS falls after newspaper says Lufthansa won't bid

SAS Group, owner of Scandinavia's largest airline, fell for a fifth day in Stockholm trading after a German newspaper said Deutsche Lufthansa AG won't make a bid.

You Bid, You Win, You Get A Room

Cash-strapped tourists to bid for hotel rooms

A world-first website allowing tourists to name their price for hotel rooms aims to help more stressed Aussies go on holiday.

Cut-price accommodation website Ubid4rooms.com allows travellers to make their own offers for hotel rooms around Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu at prices more than one third lower than advertised last-minute ... read more