20 Jun 2017 Airbnb users now have the option to spend the night in a parked jeep in a driveway in Grafarvogur, a suburb of Reykjavik for the "mere" price of £21, including WiFi.
1 Sep 2016Airbnb could be using Iceland as a testing ground for an active Google advertising campaign – with negative social repercussions for locals, says a tourism studies expert.
21 Jul 2016Officials from the Reykjavik Metropolitan Police as well as the State Tax Department visited 40 - 50 Airbnb apartments and guesthouses last night in central Reykjavik following tip-offs that the owners did not have permits to rent them out.
24 May 2016New reports from consultancy firm Expectus and Icelandic bank Íslandsbanki show the current size of the Airbnb accommodation market in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.
5 May 2016The district council of Mýrdalshreppur county, where the popular tourist spot of Vík lies, has decided to put a ban on all short-term rental within the community.
6 Nov 2015The report shows that the number of hotels rooms in the Iceland has not kept up with rising tourist numbers and visitors have had to find other forms of accommodation.