Iceland continues to inspire with successful tourism campaign
Following the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in April 2010, the visitor numbers to Iceland dropped significantly. Due to this, a tourism campaign ...
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Channel 4 travel program featuring adventure holidays in Iceland to be shown tonight
Channel 4 is to air its 7th episode of the popular Vacation, Vacation, Vacation travel program tonight, which is to feature luxury adventure holidays ...
BBC Four launches week-long showcase of Icelandic television programs
UK television channel BBC Four is launching its ‘Iceland Week’ feature today, whereby numerous Icelandic films, comedies and documentaries will be sho...
Sweden gives Maori remains back to New Zealand
The skeletons of three Maori people are finally going back to New Zealand after spending more than a century in Sweden.
Raflost + Pikslaverk?
RAFLOST + PIKSLAVERK 2011 will open at Reykjavik Art Museum – Hafnarhus today at 17.00. The festival runs through the weekend 5th-8th May and will con...
Student ‘slave party’ reported to police
A ‘jungle party’ which featured the sale of ‘slaves’ with blacked-up faced and ropes around their necks has led to two student associations at a Swedi...
Italian MP slams gay Ikea ad
A top Italian official has caused outrage by labelling an Ikea advert, which shows two gay men holding hands, as “bad taste”.
Icelandic advertising agency praised by international industry publication
The Icelandic advertising agency Hvita Husid (The White House) has been reviewed in Advertising Age – the industry’s most respected magazine. This is ...