Articles tagged “iceland”

Online Travel

Interview: Dohop CEO on Building a Global Metasearch Site Based in Iceland

Dohop is carefully picking its spots: Going all in on the B2B side of the business, targeting the Middle East, and working with low cost carriers on in-app flight bookings. All of that focus and contrarian thinking could work in its favor, although competing against much larger competitors could be as difficult as scaling an Icelandic glacier.
Tourism

Drone Videos Will Change Perspectives In Travel

Aerial drone videos change perspective on landscapes, literally and figuratively, and smart travel brands will have to figure out how to incorporate them in their marketing arsenal.
Tourism

Off-Beat European Countries Get Popular With American and Chinese Travelers

This confirms U.S. travelers want something different when exploring Europe, and increasingly they're venturing to countries not known as tourism hotbeds. It's also noteworthy Chinese travelers follow this trend too, since they're still a relatively immature market looking to check off Europe's famous sites.
Media and PR

Pinterest's Top Pins Show Contrast Between Travelers' Fantasies and Realities

Pinterest's list of travel destinations represents where travelers wish to go while lists of check-ins and photos from other social networks show where they've gone. The difference in the types of places on each lists highlights the differences in travelers' fantasies and realities.
SkiftX

Tourism in 2013: The Fastest Growing European Countries

Trendline: smaller destinations in Europe will continue to grow, especially economies that have gone through the financial crisis and come out better on the other end. Hence Iceland and Latvia, among others.