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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 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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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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