ICELANDAIR & JETBLUE - NEW PARTNERSHIP

An exciting new interline partnership between Icelandair and JetBlue Airways opens up new travel opportunities for customers connecting between JetBlue’s network in the USA and Icelandair’s network in Iceland and throughout Europe.

Travelers will now be able to book a single combined ticket for JetBlue and Icelandair-operated flights with one-stop check-in and baggage transfer between the two airlines. Customers may purchase JetBlue-Icelandair travel via travel agents, online, or through Icelandair’s reservations call center. www.icelandair.us

HOT DEALS

Iceland Express Roundtrip to Iceland from $399 in May!

WOW! Enjoy Iceland in springtime from $399 including taxes and charges. Book by May 9th for this special offer! IcelandExpress.is

Country Life Tour with GJ Travel Discounted by $150!

Save $150 per person on this 7-day circular island exploration. Highlights include  visits to four National Parks, a glacial lagoon, Myvatn nature baths, introduction to the Icelandic horse and whale watching. GJTravel.is

Build Your Own with Icelandair from $635

Build Your Own Budget includes roundtrip airfare, 2 nights hotel, breakfast and for a limited time a FREE city bike tour! Icelandair.us

FISH LEATHER TOURS - ONLY IN ICELAND!

Iceland has always been on the cutting edge of fashion design and fishleather certainly comes under the category of Avant Garde. There has been an explosion of fishleather design in Iceland and this trend has caught the imagination of internationally-known fashion houses and brands such as Prada, Dior and Nike.

From June through September visitors to the Tannery Center (Gestastofa Sutarans) in Saudarkrokur in northern Iceland are treated to a guided tour of the actual tannery, where fish-skin is expertly processed to make high-quality leather. Fishleather is made from the skins of salmon, ocean perch, spotted wolf-fish and cod. Only in Iceland folks!  Read More

ICELAND IN THE NEWS

CBS News - Vacation Destinations on a Budget by Kelli Grant:  "Iceland is offering bargains for tourists...It uses the krona, not the Euro, so travelers are getting pretty good exchange rates." Read More

Conde Nast Traveler May 2011 - Iceland's New Coop by Carly Berwick: "Its population may be Cincinnati-sized, but Iceland has an impressive music scene: a native orchestra; a cutting-edge music festival, Airwaves; and of course maverick musician Björk. And this month, five years after ground was broken, the country adds its first grand orchestral space, the Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Center." Read More

Boston Herald - Visit Iceland for Adventure, Relaxation, Natural Beauty by Christine McConville: “Reykjavik is both chic and charming, with soaring Nordic-inspired structures next to centuries-old tiny and tilted buildings.” Read More

New York Times Magazine - Light Fantastic Olafur Eliasson in Iceland by Sally McGrane: “On May 4 the Icelandic capital will celebrate the opening of the Harpa-Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center, a stunning monolith whose shimmering glass facade was designed by the artist Olafur Eliasson.” Read More

Wall Street Journal - Rising Oil and a Falling Dollar Reset Summer Travel Plans by Emily Glazer: "A lot of my friends are asking 'Where? Why? How? Isn't it going to be cold?'...We'll see Reykjavik. Maybe a glacier. ... Paris wasn't within reach, but Iceland was." Read More

Town & Country May 2011 issue - Ice House by Eimear Lynch: On the new Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center, “A collaboration between Danish architects Henning Larsen and Icelandic architects Batteriid, the gleaming, angular structure adds a flash of ultramodernity to the city’s harbor area.”

SPRING FEVER IN ICELAND

As the weather warms up and the days get longer lucky travelers visiting Iceland in May can expect an abundance of beautiful nature, colorful festivities and events...

Puffin Season: Bird watchers and nature lovers alike flock every spring to Iceland to view the return of the puffin from its long winter at sea. During this time, millions of puffins return to nest with their life-mates, and lay eggs. Puffins can be seen both in the Westman Islands and in the Westfjords in the northwest.

Trout Fishing Season: Iceland is a fisherman’s paradise. Trout fishing season takes place from April/May until late September/October and permits can be obtained at short notice, often the same day. www.angling.is

Harpa Gala Opening Concerts: The highly anticipated Harpa Concert & Conference Center opens in Reykjavik May 4-6 with concerts by the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. The grand opening festivities follow May 13-15 with an open house and gala concerts on the 14th. www.harpa.is

Reykjavik Arts Festival: From May 20th - June 5th the City of Reykjavik is transformed into a living stage of unforgettable moments in performance and visual arts. The Reykjavik Arts Festival is best described as a feast of art, music and dance, brimming with exiting concerts of all kinds, striking dance performances and colorful theater experiences for all ages. www.artfest.is  

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