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Vatnajokull, Europe’s biggest glacier and Jokulsarlon, the glacial lagoon situated at the bottom full of icebergs, some of the most extraordinarily unique landscapes in the world. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the area each year to see the stunning beauty of the Vatnajokull region.

There are numerous exciting day trips to and around Jokulsarlon, a huge glacial lake situated at the foot of Europe‘s largest glacier, Vatnajokull. The experienced Icelandic tour company, Vatnajokull Travel, offers unique guided tours in and around the Vatnajokull region of south east Iceland. The all year round trips and tours provide the perfect addition to any Iceland experience. Read more…

Icelandair’s Mid-Atlantic Workshop and Travel Seminar is in its 18th year and expected to be bigger than ever. The conference couldn’t be located any better for bringing Europe and North America together than right in the middle of the two continents, Iceland. The country is also easily accessible with Icelandair’s transatlantic flights and consequently over the years, the seminars have successfully strengthened business relationships between travel industry professionals in the USA, Canada and Europe. Read more…

Online travel agency Holidays-Direct, warns UK holidaymakers to be extra vigilant when travelling abroad this year and take extra care with items such as; money, passports and other valuables.  With the upturn of holiday sales in 2010, holidaymakers are reminded of the risks when holidaying abroad.

Jon Pearce of www.holidays-direct.co.uk said, “UK holidaymakers need to ensure they have appropriate travel insurance to cover any lost or stolen goods when travelling to foreign countries.  We have compiled a list of essential tips and advice to help holidaymakers travelling abroad this year.”

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Nokia’s Digital Media Strategy Manager, Steve Capone, is to speak on Global SEM at the International Search Summit in London in May. He will be looking at “How to run a Global SEM Business”: analysing different models for running international search campaigns and demonstrating how to effectively target a global audience.

This will be the sixth International Search Summit and is taking place on 13th May, 2010 at The Barbican in London. It will cover some of the recent developments in international search marketing including mobile search, video optimisation and Twitter.

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The Atlantic salmon in Iceland is remarkably strong and a great fighter, even the smallest ones give you great resistance and you always think the fish is bigger than it is. The last 2 years have proved to be the best years for the number of salmon in Iceland and some rivers are producing an incredible number of fish.

Angling Club Lax-a is Iceland’s largest sporting outfitter offering numerous river locations around Iceland as well as organising fishing trips in other countries such as Russia, Scotland, Norway, Argentina and more. Read more…

Asbru Enterprise Park located close to Iceland’s International Airport now accomodates a brand new full size film studio. Atlantic Studios recently opened the film studio that it is, according to Atlantic, large enough to handle the shooting of large complex films such as James Bond movies.

The film studio is located is in a former aircraft hanger of the late american military navel base in Keflavik used during the cold war. The building has been under heavy renovations in the last few months and is now soundproof. Read more…

Volgens een recente studie, uitgevoerd door de vooraanstaande reisorganisatie hostelbookers, zijn in februari de accommodatie prijzen in Rio de Janeiro meer dan 10 keer hun standaard waarde gestegen.

De hostel- en budget accommodatie specialisten studie is erachter gekomen dat hostels, die nog beschikbaar zijn, hun prijs gemiddeld met 367% zullen verhogen voor slaapzalen en bedden. Read more…

WebCertain has announced that it will be holding an International Search Summit in Berlin in June. The Summit will be co-located with Localization World and will be take place on the pre-conference day, Monday 7th June.

The International Search Summit events focus specifically on international and multilingual topics within search and online marketing, making it an excellent fit with the Localization World conference.

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This year’s Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference and Expo (RIMC) has been scheduled for 12th March and will be offering a 20 per cent discount to Econsultancy members worldwide. The annual event has already gathered a great line-up of speakers from internationally renowned companies such as Ericsson, Microsoft, Econsultancy and many more. The conference will be exploring the possibilities created by employing structured promotional approaches and focused advertising campaigns through the use of Internet and Mobile Marketing and Advertising.

RIMC 2010 is ideal experience and opportunity for anyone who works in, or is interested in, business on the Internet. The conference will appeal to marketing and advertising people, web editors, sales and marketing managers as well as directors of small and large businesses. Read more…

The DMC Software SalesLogix Mobile Prelaunch Events are scheduled for 2nd and 3rd February 2010 in London and Peterborough respectively. At each event experts from DMC, Sage and Livvy’s will explore the potential SalesLogix Mobile offers a business, including a demonstration using the Blackberry platform. In addition, all delegates will have the opportunity to sign up for a 30 Day FREE no obligation trial, which will include 3-5 BlackBerry devices pre-loaded with SalesLogix Mobile and all training materials.

SalesLogix Mobile was originally launched several years ago however due to the Technology available it was unsuccessful. However, for the latest version of SalesLogix Mobile, SalesLogix Mobile v5.6, Sage recruited expertise from BlackBerry to aid the design and functionality. SalesLogix Mobile now delivers a full working version of SalesLogix onto any BlackBerry or Windows Mobile device and is due for launch on 15th February 2010.
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