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    Tourism in figures – October 2019

    18.10.2019
    „Tourism in figures – October 2019“ have been published recently. This is one of the monthly publications of the Icelandic Tourism Board (ITB), a short compilation of the most recent statistics about tourism and tourists gathered by ITB as well as data from Statistics Iceland. The emphasis is on looking at data from recent years to find changes, that may have occured.
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    SafeTravel information for the next few days

    17.10.2019
    SafeTravel connects travelers in Iceland with essential resources to help reduce their exposure to risks and ensure a safe and comfortable travel experience. Here you find information for the next few days.
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    Vatnajökull National Park added to UNESCO‘s World Heritage List

    11.07.2019
    Vatnajökull National Park has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. The decision, which was taken at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan last Friday, confirms that the natural environment of the Park and the Nature Reserve at Lónsöræfi have a unique value to humankind.
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    16.7% decrease in June

    04.07.2019
    Departures of foreign passengers from Iceland via Keflavik airport were about 195 thousand in June, according to figures from the Icelandic Tourist Board and Isavia, or about 39 thousand less than in June 2018. The decrease between years is 16.7%.
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    Plan for Nordic tourism co-operation 2019-2023

    28.06.2019
    In 2017, the Nordic business ministers (MR-Growth) decided that a Nordic plan for co-operation within tourism should becompiled. A working group was established to develop the plan, that has now been published.
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    New legislation in the field of tourism

    31.05.2019
    On January 1st 2019 two new acts of law in the field of tourism entered into force; Act on the Icelandic Tourist Board No. 96/2018 and Act on Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements No. 95/2018 .
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