The Iceland tourism initiative, Inspired by Iceland, is rounding up a successful year and welcoming in 2012 with a bang by streaming Reykjavik’s New Year’s Eve celebrations live online via webcam. Read the full story
Posted on 29 December 2011.
The Iceland tourism initiative, Inspired by Iceland, is rounding up a successful year and welcoming in 2012 with a bang by streaming Reykjavik’s New Year’s Eve celebrations live online via webcam. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 October 2011.
The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, today kick started a new tourism campaign by making a speech in which he openly invited tourists into his own home Read the full story
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Posted on 31 May 2011.
The Asbru Health Village in Iceland has recently seen a boost in health tourists from Norway and the Faroe Islands who come to the country to enjoy health treatment at the Icelandic Health Hotel. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 May 2011.
Recent disruption caused by the now-world-famous Grimsvotn volcano is already being cleaned up and the South Iceland tourism industry is looking forward to another bright summer ahead. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 May 2011.
Following the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in April 2010, the visitor numbers to Iceland dropped significantly. Due to this, a tourism campaign entitled Inspired by Iceland was launched, aiming to boost the positive image of the country thereby encouraging people to visit again. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 August 2010.
Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide and digital media publisher in the world, has this year been encouraging travellers to visit Iceland, naming it as a top travel destination for 2010. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 May 2010.
Foreign media, including BBC News and Sky News, are being inspired by Iceland in spreading the huge news of the Eyjafallajokull volcano starting to cool down. This kind of exposure is a reassuring boost for tourism in Iceland, as travellers are now being made aware of how safe the country really is, as well as the unrestricted flights to Iceland.
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Posted on 21 May 2010.
Danish actor, Viggo Mortensen and British writer and comedian, Stephen Fry with other world renowned “friends of Iceland” are supporting the 700 million krona (450 million Euros) promotional campaign ‘Inspired by Iceland’ Read the full story
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Posted on 19 May 2010.
Will Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull become as popular with tourists as Mount Vesuvius? Maybe it will according to travel writer Simon Calder during an event held by Icelandair in Reykjavik today; an idea to bring positive media attention to the country and potentially getting people to be ‘inspired by Iceland’.
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Posted on 05 March 2010.
Iceland’s leading airline, Icelandair, has seen an increase in foreign sales over the past year, despite the ongoing media debate about the Icelandic economy. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
