Category: Travel
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Over 7 million passengers through Keflavík Airport this year
The seven millionth passengers to travel through Keflavík Airport this year, Chris and Joanne Bradley, were greeted with gifts at the airport today. They were arriving to Iceland with with EasyJet from Belfast. The number of passengers at Keflavík is divided into arrivals, departures, and stopovers, each of which count as one passenger. Last year’s…
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Eagle Air to add Húsavík flights on Saturdays
Eagle Air has started operationg flights betweeen Húsavík and Reykjavík on Saturdays. This mean that the airline now offers flights to and from Húsavík on all days of the week.
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Icelandair begins flights to Chicago
Icelandair began a new year-round service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport today, with four weekly round-trips to Iceland on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with connections to more than 20 destinations in Europe. The airline will operate a Boeing 767 on the route instead of a B757 as originally planned. This change will augment capacity…
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Learn how to avoid Hot Tub awkwardness in Iceland
Promote Iceland has launched a new project called Iceland Academy, a web-based introduction to increase awareness of and interest in Iceland as a destination with emphasis on responsible conduct by tourists, their safety and pleasure. The campaign teaches tourists about Icelandic culture, traditions and nature with mini-classes on the internet and social media. Our favorite…
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WOW air to enter into the hotel market
WOW air is expanding its presence in Icelandic tourism market with plans to build a new hotel in Kópavogur, just south of the capital Reykjavík. The airline, which was founded in 2011, describes itself as “the airline with the biggest smile and lowest prices”. Currently serving 23 destinations in Europe, the USA, and Canada, the…
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Ten startups selected to participate in Icelandic business accelerator
Ten startups from around Iceland have been selected to participate in the Icelandic business accelerator Startup Tourism. Startup Tourism is a mentorship-driven business accelerator for Icelandic companies in the tourism sector. The ten companies were selected from 74 applicants, to take part in a 10 week program in Reykjavík, starting on February 1st, where they…
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North Sailing a top three finalist for the WTTC Awards
Whale watching operator North Sailing in Húsavík is among the 15 Finalists shortlisted for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in 2016, as announced by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) recently. These annual awards are among the highest accolades in the industry and represent the gold standard in sustainable tourism. North Sailing is among…
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Skúlagarður Country Hotel opens a new Guesthouse
Skúlagarður Country Hotel in North Iceland will open a new guesthouse this summer. The hotel now offers 17 rooms with private bathrooms. “The new guesthouse has 30 rooms with shared facilities and will start operation in in June. Our aim is to offer budget accommodation in this area,” says manager Axel Yngvason. The new guesthouse,…
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Aurora forecast predicts spectacular Northern Lights activity over Húsavík tonight
Auroral activity will be very high over North Iceland tonight, causing spectacular Northern Lights to appear in the sky. A group of amateur photographers is now setting up their equipment just outside Húsavík in North Iceland to capture this amazing dance of lights. Tonight’s Auroral activity is caused by a massive solar flare that hit…
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Húsavík Hotels open a new hotel in town
Húsavík Hotels have announced the opening of a new hotel this spring. The new Húsavík Cape Hotel will open for guests on May 25th 2012. The hotel offers 19 spacious rooms with a view, located close to the harbor on Húsavík Cape. The new hotel is in a historic house, built in 1950 by the…