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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The number of guest nights in hotels in November 2012 increased to 115,200 up from 77,600 in November 2011, representing a 48 percent increase.
Archive photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
Nights spent by foreign visitors made up around 75 percent of total guest nights in November 2012, compared to 54 percent the year prior. Guest nights by domestic travelers increased by around 33 percent, according to the latest data from Statistics Iceland.
In the 11 months to December 2012, hotel nights increased by 20 percent, totaling, 1,696, 300.
As reported earlier this week, more foreign tourists spent New Year’s Eve in Reykjavík than in previous years with almost all of the capital’s hotels fully booked.
In the latest issue of Iceland Review, features editor Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir covers the gradual influx of foreign tourists in Iceland, as well as the promises and challenges facing the industry.
Click here to read more about the record number of tourists over New Year’s and here for information on the latest issue of the print edition of Iceland Review.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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