News Tagged with “Tourism”

Beautiful Kirkjufell with the Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall in the foreground.

Is this Iceland's most photographed mountain?

21 Jul 2016 Since Mount Kirkjufell first appeared in an international photography magazines a few years ago, its rise to fame was fast.

Crystal Symphony with Mein Schiff 4 behind.

5,600 cruise passengers to Iceland this Monday

20 Jul 2016 Monday was a busy day for cruise-ship traffic in Iceland, with three shops all moored in Reykjavik at the same time – bringing just over 5,600 passengers.

Bagpipe serenade for WOW air maiden flight to Edinburgh

19 Jul 2016 Sunday saw the first ever flight by Iceland low-cost airline WOW air to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.

More tourists in first half of 2016 than in all of 2012

18 Jul 2016 It’s beginning to look a lot like yet another record year for tourism in Iceland – with more tourists visiting than ever before and spending more once they are here.

VIDEO: Two-day power tour of Iceland

12 Jul 2016 This action-packed Iceland video shows that Iceland is a viable travel option ever for those who are short on time.

Hotel owner Klaus Ortlieb says he fell in love with Reykjavik as a teenager, the people and the colours of the city.

"In ten years' time, Reykjavik will have plenty of empty hotels"

9 Jul 2016 German hotelier Klaus Ortlieb, whose extensive career spans everything from Claridge's in London to Cooper Square in New York and Hotel Modern in New Orleans, opened Hlemmur Square hotel in Reykjavik four years ago. He believes Icelanders are being short-sighted about the upsurge in tourism and building too many hotels in the city centre.

Tourists enjoy nude Iceland car-wash

8 Jul 2016 Garðar Valur Hallfreðsson certainly got an eyeful as he arrived at work this morning – when he saw a group of tourists apparently enjoying a shower at an open-air car-wash opposite his office window.

WOW air doubles passenger numbers in just one year

7 Jul 2016 Passenger numbers at Icelandic low-cost airline WOW air are booming, according to latest figures for June 2016.

A car is one of the best ways of exploring Iceland.

Car-sharing: a new idea for exploring Iceland

6 Jul 2016 Visitors to Iceland needing a car to get about and explore may save money and connect with locals by opting for car-sharing, says Solvi Melax, CEO of Icelandic car-sharing platform Cario.

New scheduled route linking Iceland and Trieste, Italy

6 Jul 2016 Scandinavian leisure airline Primera Air has announced a new direct service linking Iceland and the city of Trieste in northern Italy.

Icelandair passenger numbers up 20%

6 Jul 2016 Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in international passenger numbers for June 2016.

“Euro 2016 effect” means everybody wants to come to Iceland

5 Jul 2016 Iceland’s stellar performance at Euro 2016 has not only boosted national pride – it has also boosted international interest in Iceland as a travel destination.

Iceland 27% more expensive for Brits in 2016

4 Jul 2016 A strengthening króna (ISK) and a falling pound sterling (GBP) mean that prices for Brits visiting Iceland are now over a quarter more expensive than they were this time last year.

WOW air to start new Iceland service to New York

29 Jun 2016 Ticket sales open today for the latest US destination to be operated by Icelandic low-cost airline WOW air – New York.

More Iceland flight disruption despite legal ban on industrial action

20 Jun 2016 Departures and arrivals at Iceland’s main international airport were disrupted for four half-hour periods yesterday, as cover for absent air traffic controllers could not be found.