The High North begins to carefully open up for visitors
Nordic and Nordic-Arctic countries are beginning to carefully open up from COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions. Greenland which was on total lo...
Awarding Destination Iceland campaign to M&C Saatchi UK leads to a lawsuit
In Iceland, like elsewhere, authorities have reacted in diverse ways to the negative economic impact of COVID-19. Amongst projects included in the gov...
Sex, Covid and borders most read content on Icenews
Over the past years, there are several articles that stand out as the most read on Icenews, and it’s not about Volcanos. For the past month, the...
Iceland will open its borders on June 15
At a press conference yesterday, the Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced that from June 15, the 14-*day quarantine will not be mand...
Iceland Named Top Destination for Northern Lights in 2020
Popular travel magazine and website Travel + Leisure agrees that Iceland is among the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights and recently...
Iceland Connects to Asia
It was announced last week that beginning in March 2020, Juneayo Air will fly from Shanghai to Keflavik International Airport twice a week. Although t...
Winter tourism – Iceland’s magical ice-caves
Winter tourism in Iceland, like most parts of the High North, continues its steady growth. The total number of foreign visitors to the country was aro...
Seal-tourism: On Canadian ice with the baby harps
Whale watching is a well known part of High North tourism, where thousands sail out each year from various ports in the North Atlantic hoping to see t...