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A new 120-room hotel featuring suites, a spa and underground parking is scheduled to open beside Forest Lagoon in Akureyri, the country's largest town outside the capital region, according to mbl.is.
Reykjaböðin, the new bathing complex below Kambur in Hveragerði, drew about 10,000 visitors in its opening month. Seventy percent were Icelandic residents.
Icelandic entrepreneurs Páll Steingrímsson and Yngveldi Myrra Sturludóttir have established Sturlungar, a company registered in Akureyri, with plans to provide whale-watching and tourist services.
Tourism bodies and South Iceland municipalities express strong opposition to a planned infrastructure fee covering three top sites in Bláskógabyggð. The move could affect visitor costs and local economies. The minister is now reviewing feedback ahead of Alþingi debate, according to RÚV.
