Steele Travel has been selected as the exclusive North American tour operator
in providing access to the Life Ball, Europe's, and quite possibly, the world's
most extravagant HIV and AIDS benefit held annually in Vienna, Austria.
Celebrating the beauty of life and the diversity of world cultures, Life Ball
reinvents the great Viennese Ball tradition with glamorous, outlandish
performances and inspirational speeches. It attracts huge interest in the media
and is broadcast live on Austrian National TV prime time, with delayed airing in
Germany. To date the Life Ball has raised over 10.5 million. It is the
only AIDS charity event to take place in a government building. In 2009, the
event raised € 1.8 million in one single night.
Steele Travelers will be treated to a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience
when joining the Life Ball Experience. Steele Travel has secured a limited number of Business Class and Economy Class seats on Austrian Airlins bound for Vienna.
Once in Vienna, Steele Travelers are welcomed and
whisked off to The Ring, "Vienna's Casual Luxury Hotel" for four nights.
participants also have the option to extend their stay. Vienna's city hall is
transformed into a setting of EARTH, Life Ball's theme for 2010. The audience can expect a vast number of opulent surprises - a
grand part of the opening ceremony production of the coming Life Ball will
happen on, by and in water. This way the show in front of Vienna's City Hall
strongly emphasizes the elemental force of water and its central value for life
itself. The opening's grand finale is a glittering fashion show - so far Donatella Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Roberto
Cavalli, Gianfranco Ferré, Missoni, Moschino, Agent Provocateur among others
have presented their creations at the Life Ball.
The rare and hard-to-obtain Life Ball tickets are included with each package
purchase.
The Life Ball is organized by AIDS LIFE, an independent non-profit
organization, created with the objective to raise money to support people in
areas of the world most affected by HIV and AIDS. In 2008, a record result of
1.4 million US-Dollars was raised. In 2007 an additional 1 million US-Dollars
was generated at the Dinner Gala with Bill Clinton the night before Life
Ball 2007. Half of the raised funds go to national relief projects and half go
to international organizations in support of HIV/AIDS treatment, research and
prevention.
