1407
The Goldener Hirsch is first recorded at Salzburg — among the oldest hotel buildings in Europe
1450
Schloss Fuschl is built as a hunting lodge for the archbishops of Salzburg
1609
The Stanglwirt is first recorded at Going am Wilden Kaiser; the Hauser family holds it still
1786
Ludwig Dehne opens a confiserie on the Michaelerplatz to supply the Hofburgtheater Demel
1857
August Dehne sells the confiserie to his apprentice Christoph Demel Demel
1866
The Sacher opens at Salzburg on the Salzach
1870
The Grand Hotel Wien opens on the Ringstrasse
1873
The Palais Hansen is built by Theophil Hansen for the Vienna World Exhibition; it opens as a hotel in 2013
1873
Franz Landtmann opens his café on the Ringstrasse on 1 October Café Landtmann
1873
The Imperial opens in Vienna for the World Exhibition, converted from a prince's palace
1874
Franz Joseph I appoints Demel Purveyor to the Imperial and Royal Court Demel
1875
Franz Xaver Mayr born at Gröbming, Styria, on 28 November The Mayr Cure
1876
Café Central opens in the Palais Ferstel Café Central
1876
Eduard Sacher opens the Sacher opposite the Vienna opera
1880
Jacob Ronacher opens Café Ronacher, renamed Sperl within the year Café Sperl
1884
Café Landtmann opens in Vienna Café Landtmann
1892
The Bristol opens in Vienna opposite the opera
1893
Café Sperl — the Vienna room that never modernised Café Sperl
1901
Mayr takes his doctorate summa cum laude and formulates the Mayr cure The Mayr Cure
1903
Mayr is appointed head of the Johannisbrunn hydropathic clinic The Mayr Cure
1918
The monarchy falls; Anna Demel keeps the K.u.K. warrant on the shop and the packaging Demel
1927
The Tannenhof opens at St Anton am Arlberg
1928
The Schneider family opens the Almhof at Lech
1936
The Krallerhof opens at Leogang under the Altenberger family
1937
The Moosbrugger family takes the Gasthof Post at Lech
1939
Leopold and Josefine Hawelka take over the Café Ludwig in Dorotheergasse in May Café Hawelka
1957
The Falkensteiner family opens its first Austrian pension Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences
1960
The Schneider family's Hotel Arlberg opens at Lech
1960
The Trofana Royal opens at Ischgl
1965
Franz Xaver Mayr dies at ninety, having practised to the end The Mayr Cure
1969
Schlosshotels und Herrenhäuser is formed to market castles and manor houses opened as hotels Schlosshotels & Herrenhäuser
1986
The Interalpen opens above Telfs in the Tyrol
1998
Historic Hotels of Europe is founded Historic Hotels of Europe
2005
VIVAMAYR opens at Altaussee, taking the Mayr cure commercial VIVAMAYR
2008
Aurelio opens at Lech
2013
Severin*s opens at Lech