Four facial recognition kiosks have been installed in Keflavik International Airport as part of a six-month pilot program for the Schengen area.
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Six Senses to open Icelandic resort
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has announced plans to open a resort in southeastern Iceland in 2022.
Read More »Russian “influencer” illegally goes off-road in Iceland
A Russian “travel influencer” has come under fire after illegally driving off-road in Iceland, wrecking soil and plant life.
Read More »US tourism to Nordics growing, report says
Outbound tourism from the United States to the Nordic countries is predicted to continue growing, according to a new report.
Read More »Iceland promotes tap-water tourism
Visitors to Iceland are being encouraged to abandon single-use plastic water containers and drink tap water in refillable ones instead.
Read More »Adventure company to run with the wind
An Icelandic adventure tourism company offers trips combining sailing and running in Greenland and Iceland.
Read More »Nordic countries rate highly for LGBT+ travellers
An LGBT+ advocacy group has ranked 49 countries on their treatment of such travelers, and the Nordic countries came high on the list.
Read More »Iceland’s new Arctic Coast Way ranks highly
Set to be opened on June 18, a new official touring route along the northern coast has been ranked third among places to visit in Europe this year by Lonely Planet.
Read More »Jet2 flies more from UK to Iceland
Jet2 and Jet2CityBreak have recently put more trips to Iceland on sale from Birmingham, East Midlands and Newcastle airports.
Read More »Icelanders help set up Greenland travel association
Ferðafélag Íslands, Iceland's touring association, has supported the founding of the Travel Association of Greenland.
Read More »Town in Iceland asks tourists for sensitivity
The residents are asking cruise and ferry visitors not to take pictures through people’s windows, or of the local children playing.
Read More »Airbnb promotes inequality in Iceland, says study
New research breaks down the stats on Airbnb properties in Iceland's capital and surroundings, finding that a high concentration has consequences for social equality.
Read More »Mystery crowdfunding to resurrect WOW
Ostensibly independent of the recent efforts by the former founder to bring back WOW, this new effort is an appeal to all Icelanders.
Read More »Iceland airport train still on track
Despite the departure of WOW air, final discussions are taking place for a billion-euro track, much of which would be underground.
Read More »CEO to bring WOW back from the dead
Skúli Mogensen, former chief executive of bankrupt WOW air, has come up with a plan to resurrect the airline, having “learned his lesson”.
Read More »Icelandair attracts US cash, sells hotels
A private investment partnership in the US sees an Icelandic opportunity, investing €42 million in the loss-making airline group.
Read More »Wizz to go daily between Iceland and London
The low-cost carrier has decided to increase its frequencies to London as well as to Warsaw in the wake of the WOW air bankruptcy.
Read More »Tourists in Iceland escape glacier’s waves
A group of tourists ran for their lives as huge waves approached the shore in the Breiðamerkurlón glacial lagoon.
Read More »WOW air: Iceland’s biggest ever mass layoff
The bankruptcy of WOW air has led to layoffs that number in the thousands. Unions and the government are rescuing some of these people.
Read More »Wizz Air’s new double-digit role in Iceland
The latest route announcement from Keflavik confirms Wizz as the first non-Icelandic carrier to operate ten routes from the airport.
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