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A view of the town of Akureyri
National / Tourism / Travel

New Direct Flights from Akureyri Airport to Six Exciting Destinations in 2023

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 - by Húsavík Observer

Akureyri Airport has announced that it will offer direct flights to six new destinations starting in 2023, making it the largest selection of destinations available for direct flights from the …

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Local / Tourism

New Airline will Revolutionize Tourism in Northern Iceland

February 18, 2022February 19, 2022 - by Húsavík Observer

TOURISM  A new airline is taking flight this summer. In what are hopefully the last weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, this would count as big news in Iceland.  But what …

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Local / Tourism

Voigt Travel offers 10 departures to northern Iceland this winter

February 11, 2022February 19, 2022 - by Húsavík Observer

The first international flight of the winter landed at Akureyri Airport today. The tours are sold by Voigt Travel in the Netherlands, but the airline Transavia handles the flight. Flights …

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National / Tourism

Reykjavík’s main Shopping Street like a ghost town

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Numerous buildings or spaces that used to house stores on Reykjavík’s main Shopping Street Laugavegur have been deserted, Iceland Monitor reports. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot …

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Local / Tourism

Visit Húsavík app launched on Android and iOS

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

Visit Húsavík has launched a new app with a handy travellers guide to the town of Húsavík. The app is the result of a summer project for students at the …

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Local / News / Tourism

Agnes Árnadóttir awarded Wista Leadership Award by Prime Minister of Norway

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

Húsavík’s Agnes Árnadottir was awarded the Wista Norway Leadership Award by the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg yesterday. Agnes is the Co-founder and CEO of Brim Explorer, a company …

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Lake Mývatn near Húsavík
National / News / Tourism

Six municipalities receive government support after collapse in tourism

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister of Transport and Local Government, yesterday presented the government’splan of ISK 150 million in funding for six municipalities due to the collapse of tourism following Covid-19. …

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Local / Tourism

A record number of Icelanders have visited Húsavík this summer

August 2, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

While Iceland has seen an enormous decrease in number of foreign travelers this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Iceland have taken to the roads to explore …

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Opinion / Tourism

Opinion: How Iceland could come stronger out of the Covid-19 crisis

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

OPINION | Like most countries around the world, Iceland is now preparing for a big drop in tourism in coming months and years. Tourism has over the last 10 years …

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International / Local / Travel

UK man proposes in Iceland store after romantic trip to the country got cancelled

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 - by Orly Orlyson

Robert Ormsby, a nurse from the town of Sevenoaks in Kent, proposed to his girlfriend in a branch of Iceland frozen food supermarket, after a romantic trip to the country …

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