Armored vehicles in Vienna

The Vienna International Centre, on the Danube, houses United Nations offices and agencies, and other international organisations have their seats in the city. Conferences and negotiations bring delegations throughout the year.

On those days, the roads around the venues carry delegation cars and security arrangements. Our drivers plan routes, set-down points and waiting positions accordingly.

Hotels for these organisations are in the first district or near the Danube, and a delegation programme can repeat the same journey several times a day. The driver varies the timing and the approach where the schedule allows.

The Ringstrasse circles the old town with ministries, the parliament, hotels and the opera along its length. The Hofburg, the former imperial palace, is also a conference venue, and during the ball season in winter it hosts evenings that draw guests from across Europe.

Inside the Ring, streets are narrow and many are pedestrian. The driver uses the closest practical set-down points and waits nearby.

Opera and concert evenings follow a similar pattern, with guests arriving at the same time and leaving together at the end. The driver plans the pick-up so you do not wait at the entrance, and agrees the meeting point before the evening begins. Embassy receptions in the diplomatic districts are planned the same way.

Bratislava lies just across the Slovak border, so meetings in both capitals fit into the same booking. The Wachau valley and its vineyards lie to the west along the Danube.

Austrian motorways require a vignette, which is handled as part of the booking. Salzburg, Munich and the Alps are within a day's drive for a longer programme.