Slaughterhouses: the new tourist attraction of 2008?
A new interpretation of regulations set by the European Union on the slaughtering of animals has several farms in Iceland considering the possibility ...
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Femin.co.uk offers free tickets to Cortes concert in London
Femin.co.uk is giving away 50 pairs of free tickets to subscribers of its newsletter to see the Icelandic singing sensation, Gardar Thor Cortes, perfo...
New spa and fitness complex to open in Reykjavik
Iceland’s first combined fitness centre and spa complex will open in Glaesibaer, Reykjavik sometime in December. The centre is a joint project between...
Economic lessons from online computer game
Eyjolfur Gudmundsson, a man with a doctorate in environment and resource economics from the University of Rhode Island, was recently hired to study in...
Icelandair wins Icelandic Transport Award
The Icelandic government last week awarded Icelandair with the first ever Transport Award for its contribution to the field of aviation and its pionee...
New flights to Spain with Iceland Express
Iceland Express will begin flying to Barcelona twice a week during the winter starting on November 9th. Tickets for the new flights, which will contin...
Search continues for missing German tourists in Iceland
Search teams are still scouring Iceland for two German tourists who went missing near Skaftafell National Park in southern Iceland on August 17th. To ...
Untidy tourists add to admissions fee debate
As the number of visitors to Iceland rises (the first 6 months of 2007 saw a 19% increase on the previous year), questions surrounding the status of I...