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SEATTLE ENJOYS A TASTE OF ICELAND, SEPT. 10 - 13

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Seattle will host a Viking invasion and celebrate Icelandair’s new nonstop service between Seattle and Reykjavík with A Taste of Iceland! The event, which includes Icelandic music, cuisine, film and academics, comes to town from September 10 to 13. Commemorating this unique occasion and celebrating Seattle’s new direct link to Iceland, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels has proclaimed September 9 to 14, 2009 as Iceland Days in Seattle.

A Taste of Iceland, a multi-day cultural program, will include a variety of public events, such as a live musical performance, Icelandic culinary promotion, a film festival and a presentation about Iceland’s dedication to sustainable fisheries.  A Taste of Iceland is presented by Iceland Naturally, in cooperation with Icelandic USA, Inc., Icelandair, 66° North, The Blue Lagoon, Reyka Vodka, Icelandic Glacial, KEXP, the University of Washington, Ray’s Boathouse, The Crocodile and The Varsity movie theater. (For more information click here www.icelandnaturally.com)

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SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE? - FLY TO ICELAND DIRECT

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Speaking of sleeplessness, Icelandair announces new scheduled service between Seattle and Reykjavik, beginning July 22. The airline will offer four flights a week departing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) at 4:30 p.m., arriving in Reykjavik at 6:45 a.m. the following morning.

Travelers leaving from Seattle will save $130 per person on all packages departing between July 23 and August 10, 2009.

Flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays will connect with Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and London, offering up to 4 hours faster connection times from Seattle to Scandinavia than possible through other European hubs. Flights to Helsinki, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris will also be available via Reykjavik. Connecting flights returning via Reykjavik arrive in Seattle at 5:45 p.m., just in time for dinner at home or easy connections throughout North America.

Read the rest of Icelandair’s announcement here.

Additional information about Icelandair, fares, and packages is available at www.icelandair.com or by calling (877) I-FLY-ICE.

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