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Bus tours to Blue Lagoon and Geysir in Iceland with Netbus

July 29th, 2010 Russell No comments

With over 50 years of experience, the Icelandic travel provider, Netbus offers high quality bus trips across Iceland to the beautiful Blue Lagoon, the breathtaking Jokulsarlon at Vatnajokull and the magnificent sites of the grand Golden Circle tour; Geysir, Gullfoss and Thingvellir. In addition, Netbus offers professional guided coach tours and airport transfers.

Netbus’ professional guided coach tours are without a doubt the best way to experience Iceland as the company truly believes in providing its customers with expert knowledge about the country’s unique landscape and history. Read more…

Volcano news gets travellers inspired by Iceland

May 24th, 2010 Russell No comments

hekla_horses73News of the volcano in Iceland cooling down has spread across the world’s media as travellers can now start looking forward to being inspired by Iceland and for unrestricted flights to Iceland.

Foreign media across the world, including BBC News and Sky News, have reported on the ceased activity at the Eyjafallajokull volcano in the south of Iceland. According to BBC news, experts say that the temperature in the crater appears to have fallen to 100C, meaning it is now producing steam not magma.

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Safe travel in Iceland website offers advice and information

May 21st, 2010 Russell No comments

Safe travel in IcelandThe Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue has launched a safety website dedicated to providing tourists with information for safe travel in Iceland.

The website, www.safetravel.is, is featured in six different languages; English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Icelandic. It provides detailed information covering every situation or activity that one might encounter whilst on holiday in Iceland, this includes what to look out for and also how to react in case of an actual real emergency. Read more…

Visit the Top Value Travel Destination for 2010 with Icelandair

January 13th, 2010 Russell No comments

Air-Icelandair1-Crop-DEFIcelandair are connecting the UK to Iceland and beyond with up to 22 flights per week in 2010.

Leading airline, Icelandair, is happy to announce they provide the most weekly flights this year from the UK to one of the planet’s newest value destinations, Iceland – according to the Lonely Planet’s Top Value Destinations for 2010.

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Iceland Travel launches new website improving customer relations

December 18th, 2009 Russell No comments

Iceland TravelLeading Icelandic destination management company and travel agency, Iceland Travel, have recently launched their brand new website, offering a wide range of high quality travel services within Iceland, for companies across the world.

The new website features bold headlines and extensive information regarding all the company’s travel services and organised tours, alongside key information focused on Iceland. Read more…

Iceland Car Rental offer fleet of cars to battle Iceland winter travel

November 30th, 2009 Russell No comments

Iceland Car RentalThe Land of Fire and Ice, world famous for being home to some of the most breathtaking unique landscapes and natural wonders captivating hundreds of thousands of visits every year. The summer months are most popular with tourists with less thinking about exploring the country in the depths of winter when the astonishing waterfalls, glaciers and geyser take on a whole new appearance. However, travelling in the winter season is not as foolish as some might think it is.

Ice and snow are not the kind of words you want to associate with car travel but when it comes to the Icelandic winter, the roads do become extremely tricky and can be very dangerous. Read more…

Tourists flock to Iceland as winter travel becomes increasingly popular

November 23rd, 2009 Russell No comments

iceland_super_truck_12Winter travel is fast becoming popular, due to people taking post-Christmas holidays to relax after the stresses that Christmas entails. Consequently, Iceland is seeing an influx of visitors from all around the world.

Iceland is fast becoming one of Europe’s most popular winter travel destinations. This volcanic island, located just below the arctic circle, boasts stunning scenery filled with spectacular lakes, rivers, waterfalls, mountains, hot springs and in the winter the breathtaking northern lights. Read more…

Iceland provides perfect Northern Lights Christmas experience

November 23rd, 2009 Russell No comments

Christmas in IcelandAccording to a recent survey by MORI, four out of five adults consider the Christmas period to be stressful. So why not be the one of five who relax during this joyful time of year and discover Iceland’s unique traditions.

For more than half a century, the City of Oslo, Norway, has presented Reykjavik with a beautiful Christmas tree, placed in Austurvollur Square. Every year, families gather together to commemorate the spirit of Christmas by lighting the ‘Oslo tree’ on November 29th – discover the local celebrations and partake in some traditional Icelandic singing. Read more…

Iceland winter travel made safe and accessible with Iceland Car Rental

November 23rd, 2009 Russell No comments

Iceland Car RentalThe Icelandic winter roads can prove extremely dangerous as they become icy and the copious amount of snow can also be tricky. However, when equipped with the right vehicle, even the most seldom places in Iceland can still be accessed in comfort. In addition to this, due to the current exchange rate the already low prices for renting a car outside the main season are even more affordable, so hiring a car in Iceland has never been easier.

Iceland is famous for accommodating some of the most astonishing, natural landscapes in world attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists annually. Read more…

Iceland voted top travel destination providing magical Northern Lights experience

November 11th, 2009 Russell No comments

Iceland - Northern LightsDue to Iceland’s perfect location, just below the Arctic Circle, and the leading travel guide, Lonely Planet, labelling Iceland as the number one money-saving vacation in Northern Europe for 2010 – Iceland is certainly this winter’s ideal Northern Lights sight-seeing destination.

The Northern Lights are unquestionably one of the most breathtaking natural spectacles in the world. The natural light displays of the Aurora Borealis occur most frequently in the Polar Regions, centred within a 2500 km radius of the geomagnetic pole. Read more…