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Land of Midnight Sun, Aurora Borealis beckons tourists from India
Date: 4-Feb-2010

Ms Jacobina Guomundsdottir, Manager of Iceland Travel Ltd’s America, Australia and Asia department, made a presentation of Iceland’s USP in the tourism sector at Indian Merchants’ Chamber on February 2.

Ms Jacobina said: "There is no country in the world like the ‘intriguing’ Iceland. It is refreshingly different. The land of midnight sun and Aurora Borealis, Iceland’s people are English-speaking, friendly. The country delivers entirely clean energy generated from hydro electric and geothermal sources.

Ms Jacobina was accompanied by Ms Agusta Bjorg Porsteinsdottir, Iceland Travel’s manager in charge of sales and product development (www.sales@icelandtravels.is), and Ms Deepika Sachdev, Assistant Trade Advisor to the Embassy of Iceland in New Delhi. Mr. Clarence Fernandes, Co- Chairman, Tourism & Hospitality Committee, IMC ,welcomed and introduced distinguished guests.

Ms Jacobina said Iceland, which was one-third the size of UK, has a population of 330,000. Reykjavic was its capital and Icelandic Krona ( ISK) was its currency. Its average temperature in January was 2 degree Celcius, and in July about 14 degree.

"Iceland has about 10,000 waterfalls, 15 active volcanos, 800 hot springs, 11,700 sq. km of glaciers, black sand beaches, the blue lagoon, numerous golf courses, clean and safe streets, and an uninhibited interior. All these are extremely popular with tourists from the American, European and Japanese tourists. I urge Indian tourists also visit Iceland and rejoice its unusual beauty," she said.

Replying to a query, she said that both the individual and group tour of Iceland for the purpose of adventure, rockclimbing, meetings and events, cruising, sight-seeing and vacationing are all very economical, when compared to tour of Europe and other destinations.

Arvind Pradhan
Director General