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    COVID-19 test certificate required before departure for vaccinated travellers

    20.07.2021
    As of 27 July, all vaccinated persons and those that can present a certificate of a prior COVID-19 infection must present a negative PCR or antigen (rapid) test that is no more than 72 hours old before departure to Iceland. This decision by the Minister of Health is based on recommendations from the Chief Epidemiologist.
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    42,600 departures of foreign passengers in June

    12.07.2021
    Departures of foreign passengers from Iceland via Keflavík Airport were 42,600 in May, according to figures from Tourist Board and Isavia, or seven times more than in June 2020, when there were about six thousand departures.

  • Amended rules on testing at the borders from 1st of July

    28.06.2021
    The Minister of Health has decided to amend the disease prevention rules at the borders applicable as of the 1st of July to the 15th of August. Vaccinated travellers who submit valid vaccination certificates or certificates of prior infections will not need to be tested at the border and same goes for children.
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    14,400 departures of foreign passengers in May

    14.06.2021
    Departures of foreign passengers from Iceland via Keflavík Airport were 14,400 in May, according to figures from Tourist Board and Isavia, or fourteen times more than in May 2020, when there were about one thousand departures. Departures of foreign passengers have not exceeded ten thousand in one month since September 2020.
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    Interoperable European COVID-19 vaccination certificate for travellers

    07.06.2021
    A trial project is being undertaken for the reception of a European digital COVID-19 certificate at the borders of Iceland for those arriving to the country. Passengers with such certificates have already started arriving in Iceland.
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    Iceland Travel Tec 2021 - On site and online stream

    30.05.2021
    IcelandTravelTech is a joint venture between the Icelandic Tourist Board and Iceland Tourism Cluster. It aims to increase focus on digitization in the tourism industry and to provide both travel industry and tech partners with a platform where they can meet, discuss and showcase challenges and solutions.
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