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Rainbow Reykjavik: International LGBT Festival

On 16th-19th February 2012, come and discover Iceland while enjoying great music, amazing food, incredible nature and a lot of fun!

Airwaves: astounding and intoxicting!

Airwaves music festival: “astounding”, “intoxicting” and “among the most fun things you’ll ever do”.

Nature, nature, nature!

Most memorable experiences in Iceland, according to tourists. Take a look at this new poll's results.

QI and Stephen Fry talk about Iceland

Iceland has been the main focus in a special Christmas issue of comedy show QI presented by British actor Steven Fry.

Iceland as a top travel destination for 2012

Iceland has often been in the media lately, winning recognitions from various international sources as a top travel destination for 2012.

Amazing Agent November FAM - "Hot Iceland"

Iceland Travel along with Icelandair N-America and Cox and Kings, USA organized a 3 nights, 4 days November FAM for agents from the US West Coast.

Christmas Holiday 2011: open facilities and available activities

Find information about opening hours of restaurants/hotels and other services as well as available excursions during the Christmas Holidays 2011 in Reykjavik (Iceland).

Icelandic & Russian governments sign cooperation agreement

Signed cooperation agreement in the energy & tourism sector between the Icelandic & Russian governments on 25th October 2011.

Iceland: Top destination 2012

National Geographic has listed Iceland as one of their top destination for 2012.

Harpa - Striking New Conference Hall

Harpa opened its doors on May 4th and is a striking addition to the Icelandic and European cultural and conference scene.

New US Gateways to Iceland

Iceland Travel is happy to announce that Icelandiar, the flagship carrier of Iceland since 1937, will begin service from Denver next spring.

Iceland Travel wins Innovative Shorex Award 2011

Iceland Travel wins Innovative Shorex of the Year Award 2011 with "Reykjavik to the Rescue"

Meet Iceland Travel

Iceland Travel is attending various travel fairs/expo/workshop around the world. Here you can find more details about when and where.

Direct flights from/to Barcelona - winter 2011

New Year Festivities 2011 - Direct flights from/to Barcelona

Iceland Travel at Vestnorden Travel Mart 2011

Iceland Travel will be present at Vestnorden.

Road no 1 in South Iceland Re-Opened!

We are happy to inform you that road no 1 in south Iceland was reopened this weekend.

Glacial floods disrupt the Ring Road

A glacial flood, originating from Mýrdalsjökull glacier in the south Iceland highland, has disrupted the Ring Road (highway no.1).

The Grimsvotn volcanic eruption has ended!

It is official. Grimsvotn volcanic eruption have officially been declared ceased as of Saturday, 28 May 2011, at 07:00 am.

IOYO - Iceland On Your Own

Experience the latest from Iceland Travel, Iceland On Your Own. Select from a variety of buss passes and travel in and around Iceland as you please.

Iceland Travel Last Minute Offer

Today Iceland Travel introduced a Last Minute Offer of the scheduled tour Iceland Complete on May 18th departure. The 15% discount per person is valid for new bookings only.

Indian Tourism Strategy Seminar

Yesterday the Indian ambassador in Iceland, welcomed audience to an Indian tourism strategy seminar held at Hilton Reykjavik Nordica Hotel. The focus was on discussing Iceland's infrastructure for receiving Indian clients and what requirements needs to be fulfilled to adjust to this respective market. At the same time "Indian Days" are celebrated at the hotel, with two renowned guest chefs from the Ashok Hotel in Delhi introducing exotic spices and ingredients to our New Nordic kitchen ¿ with breathtaking results.

Iceland Travel Nominated for online marketing initiative

Iceland Travel has been shortlisted for its online initiative with the Cruise industry. Following Iceland Travel Christmas greeting to the Cruise industry, marketing people have noticed the subtle approach of in-house initiative.

Iceland Travel wins Seatrade awards

Iceland Travel's creative marketing efforts were formally recognised and honoured by a delighted global Cruise Industry during last week¿s Seatrade Med held in Cannes, South of France.

Global Marketing Awards Nomination for Iceland Travel Cruise

Rewarding excellence around the world Seatrade was one of the founders of maritime awards, launching its first scheme in 1988 and has since become one of the industry leaders for rewarding global excellence within the maritime and cruise industry, operating award schemes in Europe, Middle East and Asia. Seatrade¿s accolades are recognised symbols of accomplishment across the globe

GGW - Winter 2010 - Guaranteed Departures

Announcing a guaranteed departure on October 5th for the 2010 winter version of Glaciers, Geysers and Waterfall.

New information site with volcano information

Icelandair Group has published an information web site with all relevant information regarding the volcanic activity in Eyjafjallajokull glacier.

Volcanic activity - Information update

Dear colleagues. Due to the amount of questions we have received in regards to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland, we send you this update on the situation. We hope it will clarify most issues and queries you might have.

Announcement from Iceland Travel

Due to the recent volcanic activities taking place in Iceland, we would like to bring attention to the following.

Update about the new Volcanic eruption and Volcano Tours

A volcanic eruption started under the Eyjafjalla glacier last night. All Volcano tours have been cancelled and are likely to be disrupted for at least the next couple of days.

Travel + Leisure Magazine says Iceland is a hot CRUISE ticket for 2010

According to T+L, Silversea¿s 18-day Iceland, Greenland & the Canadian Arctic is one of the most exciting itineraries this year.

USA Today Ranks Iceland as a Top Destination in 2010

USA Today highlights Iceland as a top destinations for travelers to watch in 2010 and emphasizes that NOW is a great time to get a hot deal to Iceland.

A picture worth a thousand words...

Like most companies operating in the cruise industry, Iceland Travel recognises the fact that when it comes to describing a destination, a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of Iceland, this statement could not be more appropriate.

Iceland Travel´s Quality Assurance

Iceland Travel always strives to maintain and improve the standards of our service.

Iceland ideal for northern lights viewing

Due to Iceland¿s ideal location just below the Arctic Circle and with easy flight access for both travellers from Europe and the United States, Iceland is undoubtedly the number one location for viewing the northern lights this winter.