Part 2 of my Iceland travelogue: Finally spotted Auroras!

BHPian DCIT_Prabodh recently shared this with other enthusiasts: Part 2 of the travelogue Day 4: Snaefellsness, North-(Slightly)West Iceland and Northern Lights Today's plan was on this line: a) Arnarstapi to Hellnar Hike: It was extremely windy...

Iceland resident reveals how to take the best pictures of the Northern Lights - and you can use your phone

By ERIN DEBORAH WAKS, TRAVEL WRITER Published: 21:02 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 21:02 EDT, 3 October 2025 The Northern Lights is one of the most sought-after sights - and sees many tourists flock to spot them each year. As the aurora season...

Icelandic sheep (Shepherd’s Notebook)

(Editor’s note: Susan Schoenian is a retired sheep and goat specialist, Emeritus, with the University of Maryland.) I traveled recently to Iceland and got a glimpse into their unique sheep industry. To start with, there are more sheep in Iceland...

Candlewood Suites comes to Iceland

Happy Thursday, readers! Let’s talk about some exciting news from IHG Hotels & Resorts—they’re making their big debut in Iceland with the launch of their midscale long-stay brand, Candlewood Suites. This new hotel property will be located in...

Chico City Council to Discuss Regulations for Electric Scooter and Bike Rentals

CHICO, Calif. — The Chico City Council will discuss implementing regulations that could bring electric bike and scooter rentals to the city. Councilmember Addison Winslow is leading the effort, proposing that Chico adopt clear rules for...

Icelandair to Operate from New JFK Terminal 6 in 2026

JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Icelandair, the leading carrier of Iceland,...

Icelandair Joins JFK Terminal 6 for Operations in 2026

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2025 -- JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport's new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Icelandair, the leading...

Four land-based fish farms in Iceland partner on managing aquaculture waste streams

Four separate land-based fish farms in Iceland – First Water, Laxey, Samherji Fishfarming, and Thor Salmon – have signed a declaration of intent to work together to responsibly and sustainably manage aquaculture waste streams. The companies, along...

Iceland-Based Budget Airline Shuts Down, Cancels All Flights

In a single announcement, ultra-low-cost airline Play revealed that it would be shutting its doors and cancelling all future flights. This leaves paying customers, some already in their destinations, scrambling for last-second tickets. Until now,...

Iceland strips Alyaksandr Mashenski of honorary consulship

Iceland has relieved businessman Alyaksandr Mashenski from his duties as honorary consul. The notification was sent to the Belarusian authorities on June 24, 2025, according to Reform.news, which cites the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs....

Icelandair recruits Play founder as it rejigs operations roles

Icelandair is rejigging its structure of operational roles, and has recruited one of the founders of Icelandic budget carrier Play, Arnar Mar Magnusson. Icelandair is discontinuing the role of chief operating officer, following the retirement of...

Icelandic PLAY Airlines ceases operations, pulls out of BWI

Iceland’s PLAY Airlines ceased operations on Sunday, ending its service at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where it had offered flights to Reykjavik. “Fly PLAY hf. has ceased operations, and all flights have been...

Beethoven and Banjos 2025 brings Icelandic soundscapes to the Northwoods

The annual Beethoven and Banjos festival returns this fall with a fresh cross-genre collaboration celebrating Icelandic music. Presented by the Northwoods Music Collaborative, the 2025 edition features guest artists Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir on cello...

Laufey was an ‘odd fish’ in native Iceland. Now she’s a jazz-pop star

For years, singer and musician Laufey knew she wanted to be a performer but struggled to find an audience. The child of an Icelandic father and a Chinese immigrant mother, Laufey sometimes felt out of place in Iceland. She tried out for local...

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s home is named after the Irish and Iceland’s Irish and Columban roots go way back

Heimir Hallgrímsson will need the luck of the Irish as he tries to revive our World Cup dreams in do-or-die clashes against Portugal and Armenia. But he might have a good claim on it. His home place in Iceland is named after us. Hallgrímsson was...

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for Icelandic defendant

“The defendant has confessed to his role in the case concerning a 63-year-old woman who was shot to death in her home in Stockholm exactly one year ago,” said Alexandra Bittner, district prosecutor and lead prosecutor in the case against the...

REPORT: Work in Progress @ Reykjavík International Film Festival 2025

08/10/2025 - Cineuropa takes a closer look at five promising Northern European projects unveiled during this year’s Icelandic gathering Death of a Horse by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson and Óskar Þór Axelsson (© ACT4) Held on 3 October, the...

Goodbye, Seattle: Icelandair's Long-Haul Airbus A321LR Routes Have Changed

Big changes are coming to Icelandair's long-haul Airbus A321LR network. According to the carrier's recent schedule update for the peak summer of 2026, the single-aisle equipment's US offer will see flights to Newark, New York JFK, Orlando, and...

Laufey was an 'odd fish' in native Iceland. Now she's a jazz-pop star

For years, singer and musician Laufey knew she wanted to be a performer but struggled to find an audience. The child of an Icelandic father and a Chinese immigrant mother, Laufey sometimes felt out of place in Iceland. She tried out for local...

IHG Hotels & Resorts continues Nordic expansion with first property in Iceland

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announces its first signing in Iceland for its midscale long stay brand Candlewood Suites, by IHG. Signed as part of an agreement with ALVA Capital, IHG will look to develop...