WOW air, Iceland’s only budget airline, is offering cheap flights to Iceland, which has recently been announced as the friendliest country in the world according to a recent report by the World Economic Forum.
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Cheap flights to Iceland offered by WOW air
Posted on 10 May 2013.
Posted in General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Lifestyle, Travel, United Kingdom3 Comments
Whale hunting to resume in Iceland’s waters
Posted on 10 May 2013.
Bucking the conservation trend, an Icelandic company intends to restart commercial fin whale hunting this season, raising the spectre of sanctions imposed by the United States.
Posted in Environment, Iceland1 Comment
Iceland’s chilliest spring in decades
Posted on 08 May 2013.
Temperatures across Iceland during the past month have been some of the coldest experienced in 30 years. Throughout Iceland record temperatures have been recorded.
Posted in Iceland, Weather0 Comments
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
Posted on 02 May 2013.
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, delegates from the eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States), representatives of indigenous peoples, scientists and observers – will gather in to mark the [...]
Posted in Canada, Denmark, Economy, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, International, Norway, Sweden, United States1 Comment
Four stranded killer whales die in North Iceland
Posted on 30 April 2013.
The Icelandic rescue team was unable to save four out of five killer whales that had washed ashore on a beach in Heiðarhöfn on Langanes peninsula yesterday. Only the smallest of the five sea mammals successfully regained the ocean, according to police chief Jón Stefánsson.
Posted in Environment, Iceland2 Comments
Iceland noted as unique destination for fly fishing holidays
Posted on 29 April 2013.
Iceland has been noted as being a unique destination for fly fishing holidays, due to the country’s breathtaking clear lakes, alien landscapes, and abundance of fish, including Salmon, Trout and Arctic Char.
Posted in Entertainment, Iceland, Leisure, Sports, Travel2 Comments
Valitor finalises software for contactless and smartphone mobile payments in Iceland
Posted on 29 April 2013.
Valitor, a leader in international issuing and acquiring services, in cooperation with Point, a leading provider of electronic payment solutions in Europe, has finalised a new piece of software for contactless payments and smartphone mobile payments in Iceland.
Posted in Business, Iceland, International, Technology1 Comment
Iceland’s opposition wins election, Social Democrats swept out of Parliament
Posted on 29 April 2013.
Iceland’s Centre-right opposition parties return to power in Iceland following Saturday’s parliamentary election. The Independence Party (Sjáfstæðisflokkurinn, conservative) and the Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn, centre-right) get 19 seats each in the 63-seat parliament, and are expected to form a coalition government.
Posted in European Union, Iceland, Politics3 Comments
