Iceland Offers Warm Savings for the Hip Winter Traveler
If there’s one silver lining in the troubled world economy it’s this: visitors to Iceland are enjoying the best exchange rate in recent memory. For a time in 2007, one dollar netted just 58 Icelandic kroner (ISK). As of early this month, one dollar grew to equal 105 kroner. Holy Kroner!
More good news for Americans: Icelandair just slashed fares to Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, from New York City to $400 roundtrip. The already affordable airline is offering what once was the cost for a one-way. This fare is good for travel November through March.
It gets even better: if you book travel in November, Icelandair is offering a 3-night-stay at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, with daily breakfast, for only $149 more per person double occupancy. This top-rated hotel typically goes for over $200 per night. The Hilton offers guests the very best in upscale room facilities and amenities, and the very best in contemporary Icelandic and international cuisine at the hotel’s highly regarded gourmet VOX Restaurant, Bistro and Bar.
You must book by Oct. 21. Taxes are an additional $76-$90. Visit www.icelandair.com to book.
Now’s the time to experience Iceland. You think the geysirs, bubbling hot springs, raging rivers, the country’s 10,000 waterfalls, and its spectacular scenery look any different in a depressed economy? We think not. Book a long three-day weekend for $549 and see for yourself.
Devaluation is also great news for visitors to Laugavegur and Bankastræti, the main shopping streets of Reykjavik with numerous shops selling designer clothes. A hot dog in downtown Reykjavik, at about 210 ISK, is now about $2, versus $3.50 last year.
Want to take a tour of the countryside? A one-day trip with Reykjavik Excursions to Snæfellsjökull glacier, featured in Jules Verne’s “The Journey to the Centre of the Earth,†is a real bargain now. The 11,500 ISK cost is now only about $109, versus almost $200 a year ago.
Compared to other European destinations that make Americans feel like paupers, when you pay in dollars, Icelanders give you the royal treatment. So, what are you waiting for?
Source: Iceland Tourism
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