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For the third consecutive year, the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index ranked Iceland as the number one country in the world in the Safety & Security category.

Food and Fun mixes outstanding culinary skills, fresh natural ingredients, Icelandic outdoor adventure and the world-famous Reykjavik nightlife to create the ultimate recipe for fun. 

Reykjavík, along with the Reykjavík Capital Area, is a true event and festival city, with over 40 annual events and festivals on its yearly calendar. Among the most striking of these are various cultural events, where music plays a key role, along with performing arts, visual arts, fashion and design, literature, films and more.

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre was graded 9.5 out of 10 by the organizers of Sónar Barcelona

The board of the Icelandic Convention Bureau has taken the decision that the bureau cease operation.

Reykjavik has been selected by the Europian Gymnastic Association to host the TeamGym Gymnastic Championship in 2014. 

Snæland Travel gets support to develop Wellness packages to Iceland.

Reykjavík and Miami Beach are the two cities in the race to host World Out Games 2017.

Congratulations Grand Hotel Reykjavik!... fantastic location, capacity, state of the art facilities, and high levels of customer service...

Congratulations Harpa! Winners of the prestigious MICE Report Awards 2012

Iceland is the top destination in 2012 for those travelling to Iceland. Icelandic infrastructure is sound and among the best in the World and the new concert and conference hall Harpa has opened up a wealth of new possibilities and the Icelandic people are efficient and technologically proficient. The latest tourism and competitiveness reports support this. 

The readers of Mice Report have voted Practical Travel the best DMC in Iceland. This fast growing destination and event management company has built a strong clientele and is reaping the benefits of its ambitious work.

Sigrún Sigurðardóttir Chief Executive of Iceland Congress recently stated in an interview with Morgunblaðið, one of Iceland’s newspapers, that Iceland has been placed firmly on the map.

Book lovers and literary fiends will be flocking to Reykjavík in October. In celebration of the city’s status as a UNESCO City of Literature, the City Council is organizing a month of events. During this wonderful festival everyone will encouraged to open a book and read to the their heart’s content.

The centerpiece of this complex on Reykjavík’s eastern harbor is an 1,800-seat concert hall, but the standout feature is the southern façade, designed collaboratively by the architects, engineers, and Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.