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Are you looking for unique business incentives to inspire and motivate your employees? Wanting to experience once in a lifetime adventure? Well, with Vatnajokull Travel you can combine the two at Iceland’s largest glacier.

Vatnajokull Travel provides businesses of all sizes incredible staff excursions, annual company celebrations and incentive trips across the beautiful Vatnajokull glacial landscape.

The Vatnajokull glacier national park is one of Iceland’s most popular natural wonders, boasting unspoiled icecaps, the peaceful Jokulsarlon lagoon and the ice-covered volcano of Oraefajokull. The Vatnajokull glacier is also known as the largest glacier in Europe, with an average thickness of 400m, and a maximum thickness of 1,000m.

Vatnajokull National Park has also been used as the backdrop for box office smash hits ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’, ‘Batman Begins’ and ‘Flags of Our Fathers’, due to its beautiful, yet alien landscape.

Vatnajokull Travel prides itself in providing your business with a successful and unforgettable stay.

To find out more regarding business incentives with Vatnajokull, and various exciting adventure tours visit www.vatnajokull.is/english/

Iceland’s international airport in Keflavik is getting ready for incoming flight traffic over the next couple of months due to the ongoing economical debate in Iceland. This increased media attention, and the positive exchange rate has brought the country to the forefront of cheap travel within Europe.

This favourable exchange rate for foreign travellers to Iceland has lead to an increased demand for tourism, travel and commerce – goods are half the price than that of previous years.

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Travellers are flocking to Iceland due to the favourable currency exchange rate for UK visitors. Iceland’s leading airline, Icelandair, has seen an increase in UK sales over the past year since the Icelandic economic situation has brought increased attention to the country.

Icelandair has seen an increase in UK sales due to the ever increasing interest in Iceland as a holiday destination and consequently now a great value for money destination. Read more…

All inclusive family resorts are growing in popularity with families booking holidays for summer 2010 in the Mediterranean reveals online travel agency, www.holidays-direct.co.uk.

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Iceland’s leading hotel chain, CenterHotels, provides an ideal break for sight-seeing opportunities and relaxing activities in Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik. The city is one of the youngest and most vibrant cities in Northern Europe with culture and colour all year round – perfect for that special weekend getaway.

The ideally located luxury hotels are all conveniently close to the main shopping street, Laugavegur. The downtown area accommodates numerous shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and world-renowned nightlife all easily accessible from the hotels’ locations. Read more…

Christmas brand campaign by marketing manager Arnar Reynisson has lead to Keflavik International Airport’s nomination in the category of ‘Best online marketing campaign 2009′ by SVEF.

Arnar Reynisson, Keflavik International Airport’s marketing manager, made use of social media networking channels Facebook, YouTube and Twitter in order to gain a rapport with passengers before they entered the airport. The Christmas brand campaign was essential in gaining customer interest and trust, by focusing on providing outstanding customer service.

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Hafnarfjordur is Iceland’s third-largest town, with just over 25,000 residents and opportunities for whale watching and horseback riding. The sheltered fishing town is built in a lava field located in the south-west of Iceland, just a 10 minute drive from the capital city Reykjavik. The port is capable of accommodating three berth cruise ships and this year is anticipating an increase in business.

This year the port will receive its largest ever visitor, 93,000gt MSC Poesia with a length of 300m and draught of 7.6m. In addition to this, Compagnie du Ponant’s new Read more…

Online travel agency, www.citybreaks-direct.co.uk has revealed the most popular European city break destinations for couples and families alike during the Easter period.

Bookings increased in relation to previous years for city breaks in Europe as the economic climate became more challenged and UK holidaymakers cut back on more luxurious items such as a 2 week holiday to the Mediterranean. Read more…

An innovative venture by Kadeco, combining medical advancements with medical tourism, is set to begin in the second quarter of 2010 at the Asbru Enterprise Park in Keflavik, Iceland.

An ex-military hospital in the Asbru Enterprise Park, situated near Keflavik International Airport, is expected to have substantial renovations in the second quarter of 2010. The hospital specialising in fat-removal, joint replacements and other medical treatments will house around 35 hospital beds, three operating theatres and all together have the capability of treating up to 4,000 patients per year.

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Have you ever wanted to experience incredible outdoor adventure tours across the Iceland Glacier National Park Vatnajokull? Well, Vatnajokull Travel offers just that with its ‘Blue Ice and Black Sand’ during the summer months.

The aptly named ‘Blue Ice and Black Sand’ adventure tour kicks off at Hofn, a small fishing village in South East Iceland. This tiny community only houses around 1800 inhabitants, and has its claim to fame as being the lobster capital of Iceland. Read more…