Then: “Focal point Austria: Scarce living – poor meets rich and vice versa” and “The tricks with the prices”
Vienna (OTS) – What’s going on in Austria – why are more and more classic inns having to close and what ideas are there to save cultural assets? Lisa Gadenstätter will do a local inspection of the city and country for “Doc 1: Day of Rest Forever – When the Inn Closes” on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 8:15 p.m. on ORF 1. At 9:05 p.m., mother of four Daniela Brodesser and self-made millionaire Sandro Stadelmann appear in “Brennpunkt Österreich:
Scarce living – poor meets rich and vice versa” into each other’s world. An interpersonal experiment with surprising emotional twists and a stimulating exchange of perspectives. At 9:55 p.m. the documentary “The Tricks with Prices” analyzes so-called “dynamic pricing”.
“Doc 1: Day off forever – When the inn closes” with Lisa Gadenstätter at 8:15 p.m
People eat, drink and discuss at their regular tables. They provide jobs and are important for tradition and the economy. The classic inns in Austria. But more and more are having to close. In 2023 there were only around 6,700 left in Austria. For comparison: in 1978 there were just over 15,000 pubs. But why are more and more traditional pubs having to close while more and more restaurants are opening? Is this really just about increased costs, a shortage of skilled workers or rural exodus? What role do changed eating habits or social media play? And do young people still want a pub in the traditional sense? Could the cultural asset of the inn perhaps be completely lost in the near future? Lisa Gadenstätter does a local inspection in the city and country. Together with photographer Karo Pernegger, who captured these places in a photo project, she is traveling through Upper Austria to visit closed inns. There is not a single inn left in Aspach. What does that do to the place and its people? Many towns in Austria don’t want to be without an inn, including Hochneukirchen in the Bucklige Welt region. There, the villagers saved their inn – with a cooperative. How can this work? In Tyrol, Lisa Gadenstätter meets Alexander Plaikner from the University of Innsbruck. He has studied the topic of pub extinction scientifically and says: “Today, simply being a pub is no longer enough.” So what does it take to save this cultural asset that is threatened with extinction? At the tourism school in Bad Ischl, students show how they imagine a modern tavern, a tavern 2.0. They built it from nothing in the empty train station restaurant, with furniture from abandoned inns and a modern menu. In Neunkirchen, the former innkeeper Michael Vanicek talks about why he had to close his inn. And in Vienna, the Vorstadtbeisl “Selitsch” shows that you can maintain a family business over 125 years – with good ideas.
“Focus point Austria: Scarce livelihood – poor meets rich and vice versa” at 9:05 p.m
“Brennpunkt Austria” looks at where worlds collide in the country. In this issue, two Austrians meet with fundamentally different experiences and views on the topics of wealth, assets and money. 49-year-old Daniela Brodesser from Traun is a mother of four and fell into poverty through fate. She immerses herself in the world of 34-year-old self-made millionaire Sandro Stadelmann and vice versa. The Vorarlberg native likes to call himself “Mister Immo” and is a luxury real estate agent with branches in Vienna, Dubai and Mallorca. They get to know each other’s everyday lives and try to understand what concerns each other. The “culture clash” is huge: Daniela’s world revolves around surviving, saving and having to do without. That means living between a social market and a second-hand shop. At times she had to somehow support herself and her family on just 800 euros a month; vacations and trips were out of the question. For Sandro these are strange worlds. He jets between Vienna, Dubai and Mallorca and sells real estate for millions. He only goes shopping at the best addresses. Luxury clothing, watches and cars are a given for him. It sometimes happens that he spends 3,000 euros a month on food. A jet set life at its best. What happens when these opposites immerse themselves in each other’s very contrasting milieu? How do the two of them feel about issues such as poverty, wealth, happiness, achievement and laziness? And further: What do you see as possible solutions to combat poverty? Do they discuss and negotiate pressing issues on an equal footing and try to understand the other person? And do they even get closer to each other in the end?
“The Tricks with the Prices” at 9:55 p.m
The days of reliable prices are over. They vary, especially online, depending on the customer and time. Flight and train tickets become more expensive in the evenings and on weekends and also depend on whether they are requested from an expensive or cheap computer. Anyone who is interested in a product or service more often will pay more than someone who inquires once. The practice of so-called “dynamic pricing” is used by numerous companies. Artificial shortages by specifying other interested parties can also lead to misguided purchasing decisions. Johannes Schmer-Galunder examines the question of whether this trend is really a service to customers.