A new solution is taking shape in Iceland to protect people and infrastructure from lava flow. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Similarly, Iceland's tourism boom came in the wake of an economic crisis — and also helped pull the island nation out of it. But while tourists can be a welcome sight to a struggling economy ...

Instead of just watching glaciers vanish, Iceland's tourism sector should start preparing now for a future where they no longer exist. Glaciers have melted at the most rapid rate on record in five ...

"We are trying still to mold the taxation system for the tourism sector for the future," Iceland's Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson told CNBC via videoconference. "We would like to lean more ...

State media reported that the nearby town of Grindavik was evacuated. One of Iceland’s most popular tourist destinations, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, posted on its website that it was ...

Mr Finnbjorn A. Hermannsson, president of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, offered a more specific diagnosis. “Tourism has been creating inflation, and the general wage earner is paying ...

The Minister of Tourism Lilja Alfredsdóttir said that the matter will be discussed in parliament. Ice caves are a popular destination for visitors to Iceland, with tour operators offering ...

Air traffic to and from Iceland was operating normally on Thursday, according to Iceland’s official tourism website, which said the eruption was significantly smaller than the last one ...

Icelandic plans for a resource fee on tourism will help bring the industry under control and safeguard the country’s nature while the government is shifting its focus to industries creating ...