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Iceland Monitor
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000Hotel owner calls 75 eclipse booking cancellations 'vandalism'
"In reality, it's nothing short of vandalism," says Birna Mjöll Atladóttir, owner of Hotel Breiðavík near Látrabjarg in Iceland's Westfjords, after three large tour groups canceled more than 75 room bookings for the days surro...
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:34:00 +0000Questions over the Telegraph's government 'spokesperson'
Last Saturday, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph published an article about whaling in Iceland. The story included interviews with Kristján Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf., Haraldur Ólafsson, chairman of Heimssýn, and a person identified on...
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:17:00 +0000Truck driver climbs onto roof after concrete mixer plunges into river
A large emergency response was launched shortly before 8 p.m. this evening after a concrete mixer truck drove off a bridge over the Þjórsá River near the Sultartangi hydroelectric power station and plunged into the river.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:08:00 +0000Teaching Iceland's centuries-old stonewalling techniques
Kristín Auður Kelddal Elíasdóttir says it is important to preserve Iceland's centuries-old stonewalling techniques because they safeguard both the country's cultural heritage and history.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000Demand for flights to and from Iceland remains strong
Icelandair carried 545,000 passengers in June, a 1% decrease compared with the same month last year. Despite the slight decline, the number of passengers traveling to and from Iceland increased, according to a statement from the airline.
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Iceland Reykjavik Grapvine
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:03:32 +0000Megas Dead At 81: Revisiting Our Interview From 2017
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:21:51 +0000Free Business Idea: Whaling
The Reykjavík Grapevine, worried about the state of the global economy, has commissioned a series of articles on the subtle art of business. The idea is to give you, dear reader, a leg up so that even you may join the ranks of the super-wealthy.
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:49:10 +0000An Unlikely Team-Up Tackles Tourism
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:38:51 +0000Midsummer And The Myth Of The Ancient Solstice Festival
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:51:56 +0000How Can An Underground Festival Be Sold Out?