Archive for the ‘Iceland’ Category
Iceland’s Inbound Tourism Grows
In the aftermath of the crisis in Iceland, outbound tourism takes a huge blow; yet the amount of foreigners coming to Iceland increases thanks to a more favourable exchange rate. The tourism sector of the North Atlantic island has been totally reversed.
May 20, 2009
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ICELAND TOURISM TREND – Favorable exchange rate: Now a tourist attraction for Iceland
BY STEFAN HELGI VALSSON ETN AMBASSADOR | MAY 07, 2009 REYKJAVÍK, Iceland (eTN) – More Swiss, German and American tourists visited Iceland in April 2009 than in 2008, according the Iceland Tourist Board. A net 6.5 percent increase in foreign visitor departures was recorded in the same month, while there has been a significant decrease [...]
May 7, 2009
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Dollar goes a long way on winter trip to Iceland
BY DAVID BAUDER, AP / MERCURYNEWS.COM/etn | JAN 07, 2009 REYKJAVIK, Iceland – We figured the driver taking us to a New York airport didn’t know much about our destination when we said we were going to Iceland and he asked us to spell it. “Oh,” he said. “The bankrupt country.” Yes, the bankrupt country. [...]
January 7, 2009
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Iceland on sale
By Stefan Helgi Valsson, eTN Ambassador | Oct 13, 2008 REYKJAVIK, Iceland (eTN) – Visitors to Iceland get twice as many Icelandic krona (ISK) for their currency compared to October last year. The value of Iceland’s local currency has plummeted against all major currencies, starting at the end of September this year. The krona’s free-fall [...]
October 14, 2008
Posted in: Iceland
Iceland Beckons Beyond the Bars
Visit Iceland’s Rock Around the Clock It’s during the summer months that Iceland really shines. With July’s sunset ranging from about 10:30 p.m. to midnight, it’s almost like getting two days for the price of one. After having fun all day river rafting, fly-fishing, horseback riding or visiting museums, when midnight rolls around there simply [...]
July 8, 2008
Posted in: Iceland
Iceland Airwaves festival
Germany's Lali Puna and Iceland's JakobÃnarÃna are among the new acts added to the Iceland Airwaves festival bill that already includes such top groups as Bloc Party, Of Montreal, !!! and Bonde do Role.
July 31, 2007
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Iceland welcomes cruise tourism increase
A total of 163 cruise ship sailings were recorded at 5 harbors in Iceland this tourist season bringing 120,000 guests. Akureyri, the capital of the north, has seen 168 percent increase in the number of cruise ship guests this year compared to 2000. Professional local tourist guides play an important role in preserving the nature [...]
October 6, 2006
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Chandigarh, India’s City Beautiful, has Plans for New Facilities For Tourists
By M.M.Khanna, Travel Journalist, C/O Services – India, Chandigarh In the celebrations of World Tourism Day held on the 27th of September this year, the Chandigarh Administration decided to create camping sites for tourists, locating them near Sukhna Lake.
October 3, 2006
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India outsourced
By Hazel Heyer l Special to eTN Just as soon as the United Nations World Tourism Organization reported positive numbers for India, terror struck again Tuesday following a series of bombings that ripped through Mumbai’s packed commuter trains, killing 200 and wounding over 700 others.
July 14, 2006
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Kasauli Resorts, Big Attraction For Domestic and Foreign Tourists
By M..M. Khanna, Chandigarh Himacal Pardesh, a prominent Hill State of India, popular among domestic and foreign tourists, has been encouraging different tourist destinations for their development, so that the concept of Tourism might further flourish. With the arrival of a Tourist Community in the different parts of the state, the flow of foreign exchange [...]
October 11, 2005
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