South Iceland Hotel on course for New Luxury Spa
4 Star Hotel Selfoss is nearing completion of a new “Northern Light Spa” planned to open late Summer 2007. As Summer approaches, tourists and busines...
“Inspiration for the Whole World”: Foreign Media Rave About Icelandic Music Festival
British journalists from the Guardian, Times and Drowned in Sound have paid tribute to the annual ‘Aldrei for eg sudur‘ music festival which took plac...
Tourism is the Gold of the Faroes!
Atlantic Airways played host to the FlyFaroe 2007 tourism convention in Torshavn at the weekend in a bid to persuade the travel industry to increase t...
Glitnir strengthens Nordic Banking Operations
Nordic bank Glitnir has appointed a new management leader for Norway, Sweden and Finland as part of its ongoing global expansion. Glitnir bank recentl...
Icelandic Music Comes Under One Roof
A new government-backed website is to be launched in May as a one-stop shop for Icelandic music. The Icelandic music industry is set to receive a boos...
Aluminium Plant Rejected
Residents of Hafnafjordur voted on Saturday to reject a proposal to enlarge the Alcan aluminuim plant bordering their town.Alcan, the company which ow...
Icelandair Resumes Flights from Baltimore
Icelandair is flying from Baltimore / Washington International Airport again after a two-month winter break.Flights to Reykjavik (Keflavik), Iceland r...
Foreign Minister backs North Iceland Smelter Plan
Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir this week backed a proposal to build a new aluminium smelter near Husavik in North Iceland. Alcoa, the alumin...