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    On the way to sustainable tourism?

    01.06.2022
    Around the world, the emphasis on sustainability in tourism is constantly growing and customers are increasingly choosing to do business with companies that show responsibility and good performance with regard to sustainability. In Vakinn's quality and environmental criteria, the emphasis on sustainability is all-encompassing. One of Vakinn's resources is a checklist called On the Way to Sustainable Tourism.

  • 103 thousand departures of foreign passengers in April

    10.05.2022
    The number of departures of foreign passengers from the country via Keflavík Airport was around 103 thousand in the last month of April, according to the Icelandic Tourist Board. In a historical context, this is the fourth most populous month since the Icelandic Tourist Board's measurements began, but departures were now slightly more than in 2016. One-third of departures were due to travelers from the United States and Britain.

  • 101 thousand departures of foreign passengers in March

    19.04.2022
    The number of foreign passenger departures from Iceland via Keflavík Airport was around 101 thousand in March, according to figures from the Icelandic Tourist Board. In a historical context, this is the fifth most populous month since the Icelandic Tourist Board's measurements began, but departures were now slightly lower than in 2016.
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    76 thousand departures of foreign passengers in February

    10.03.2022
    Departures of foreign passengers from the country via Keflavík Airport were almost 76 thousand in the last month of February, according to the Icelandic Tourist Board. This is a completely changed situation from last year, when there were about three thousand departures of foreign passengers. Departures in February are now the same as in 2015, but about and more than half as many as in February 2019 and 2020. Almost two out of five departures were due to the UK.

  • Vakinn – quality and environmental certification - New edition

    25.01.2022
    A new and improved edition of the quality and environmental criteria, for tourism other than accommodation, has been published. Environment and sustainability In this 5th edition of the criteria, more emphasis has been placed on requirements relate...
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    Around 700 thousand foreign passengers in 2021

    24.01.2022
    Departures of foreign passengers from Iceland via Keflavík Airport were almost 688 thousand in 2021, or about 209 thousand more than in 2020, according to the Icelandic Tourist Board and Isavia. The increase between years is 44%. Following the lifting of travel restrictions in June 2021, the number of tourists increased, but about 95% of departures in 2021 were in the second half of the year (June-December).
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