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Icelandic Tourism Industry Will Need To Import Upwards of 9,000 Employees
The Icelandic tourism industry needs to bring in seven to nine thousand foreign workers this year and the next, in order to be able to handle the predicted number of tourists, says the director of the Icelandic Tourism Association. RÚV reports. Isavia…
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Guide Who Witnessed Death At Reynisfjara Speaks Out: “We Need Boots On The Ground”
David Kelley, a tour guide who was working yesterday for Hidden Iceland when tragedy struck at Reynisfjara beach in South Iceland, spoke very candidly with the Grapevine about what it’s like for a guide taking tour groups to the location, the challenges…
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Tour Guides Want Help With Improving Conditions
Tour guides in Iceland say they need help in being able to improve conditions at various locations around the country. This includes setting up more signs warning tourists of the dangers that await them at certain places. The misadventures of certain tourists…
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“Stopover Buddies” Are Not Tour Guides
Icelandair’s new “stopover buddy” service is not encroaching upon the work of tour guides, the airline says. Icelandair recently announced a new service for its costumers: the stopover buddy. People traveling by Icelandair who book a stopover in Iceland will be able…
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More Tourists Getting Lost In Þingvellir Than Ever Before
According to employees of Þingvellir National Park, more tourists than ever before are getting lost and not turning up to their tour buses, reports Vísir. Rescue Teams have been called out twice recently after tourists lost their way and took the off-the-beaten-path…