Travelers planning a trip to Iceland in 2022 have several new attractions to look forward to
Westfjords Way
is a tempting road trip, while the new viewing platform at Bolafjall mountain will offer visitors a stunning new perspective on the landscape from a height of 2,100 feet. Visitors from the U.S. will also have an easier time of visiting Iceland this year thanks to the launch of new routes from PLAY, the low-cost airlineStarting this spring, PLAY will serve Reykjavik directly from Boston Logan International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International .About 700,000 tourists visited Iceland in 2021, a 45% increase on 2020 when Iceland’s summer high season was wiped out by pandemic travel restrictions.
Those visitors also spent more, according to the report:"those who visited Iceland in 2021 generally stayed longer and spent more than pre-pandemic travelers did." The numbers were no doubt lifted by the media coverage of the Fagradalsfjall eruption. After 6,000 years of silence, the volcano burst into life in March and activity continued for six months.... [+]
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