Vienna's Shaniga Highter Spring: All -YEAUS OFFICIATION brings new jobs!

Vienna's Shaniga Highter Spring: All -YEAUS OFFICIATION brings new jobs!

The Viennese Shanei season has officially started! In bright sunshine, Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and Walter Ruck, President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, opened the open -air season in the Diglas café in the Schottenstift. But the actual sensation: Many Shanigente in Vienna are now open all year round. Around 3,500 shanigents in the city ensure that over 2,200 of them are also operated in the winter months, which further increases the number of companies all year round. This practice shows itself as the right one in economically challenging times, since not only the gastronomy benefits, but also the employees through new, festivals.

"The real high season for the food and drink enjoyment outdoors begins with the increasing temperatures," emphasized Ludwig. At the opening, the first rays of the sun were already a sign of the comeback of the popular coffee house culture, which is demonstrably valued by the Viennese. More than half a million people, about a third of the population, visits a coffee house at least once a week, as Wolfgang Binder, chairman of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, emphasizes. In a cityscape that is shaped by the Shanigente, the culture of common pleasure outdoors is still strong.

growing popularity of the Shanigentrats

The question about a possible smoking ban in the outdoor areas has caused unrest in the catering trade, but the discussion seems to have been something at the moment. Many operators were concerned about the plans of the EU Commission, which also wanted to make Shanigente-free smoke-free, which met with great criticism in the domestic gastro scene. Nevertheless, it should be noted: the Shanigentries are not only a profit for the restaurateurs, but also for the guests who can enjoy the first spring air outside, such as The opening underlines the role of the Shanigente as a popular meeting place in Vienna and also shows how important they are for the social and economic Situation in the city. In view of the growing number of the year -round, the anticipation for the coming warm months is noticeable - the Viennese enjoy their lives outside!

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