Mar 21, 20192 min readVisitor AttractionsThe activities and services available at a destination are a part of branding and used to market a destination as visitors can identify a...
Mar 19, 20192 min readThe Future of ReykjavikAccording to Butler's Tourism Area Cycle a concern for Iceland could be falling into the 'Stagnation' phase of the cycle. This occurs...
Mar 19, 20194 min readTourist Impacts on IcelandThe 2010 volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull initiated levels of tourism in Iceland to increase. Before this not many people were aware...
Mar 19, 20192 min readTourists v LocalsAccording to Allen et al (1988), lower levels of tourism are good for the community as they help boost the economy, but as levels...
Mar 19, 20192 min readEvents in ReykjavikSadd (2009), suggests that events should be involved in an overall resort development strategy and for a constantly evolving destination,...
Mar 19, 20193 min readExploring ReykjavikOn Thursday afternoon after the blue lagoon, we had some free time to explore Reykjavik and do anything else we wanted to see in the...
Mar 19, 20192 min readGolden CircleI don't feel like we visited as many places as I was expecting to on the Golden Circle Trip. In fact, it should have been called the...
Mar 19, 20192 min readSouth ShoreBoth the south shore and golden circle trips were not as long as expected, but this might be due to our driver being eager to get rid of...
Mar 19, 20192 min readBlue LagoonThe blue lagoon was definitely the highlight of my trip! Every part of it was amazing and as expected really! When first driving up to...
Mar 19, 20191 min readAs Cold as IceAs expected, there was snow everywhere and it really was freezing!! When we arrived in Iceland, I didn't actually feel too bad and I...
Mar 19, 20191 min readStaying at the Brim HotelThe hotel was as expected really and provided just what we needed for a 4 night stay. The rooms were rather cramped so we felt very on...
Mar 18, 20191 min readHow expensive really was it?After being told constantly about the ludicrous expense in Iceland I was surprisingly impressed when I was there. Whilst it is quite...