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The agreement runs until 2030 and marks the beginning of an exciting partnership.

During Reykjavík Pride, Íslandshótel and Samtökin ’78 signed a three-year partnership agreement, making Íslandshótel a main partner of the Rainbow Family of Samtökin ’78.

We are proud to share that Íslandshótel has been awarded the 2026 Responsible Tourism Incentive Award, recognizing our outstanding work in sustainability.

Íslandshótel Begins Carbon Offsetting Journey Through Partnership with Kolviður

Íslandshótel has received the Höfuðkraftur Award 2025, issued by the Capital Region Marketing Office (Visit Reykjavík) for the first time.

We provided training to 1,100 employees of 58 different nationalities.

Íslandshótel is proud to announce that five Fosshotel properties have received top honors at the CIE Tours Awards of Excellence, recognizing outstanding service and guest satisfaction.

Íslandshótel received the prestigious Jafnvægisvogin (Gender Equality Balance Scale Award). During a celebratory awards ceremony, Ásta Dís Ólafsdóttir, professor at the University of Iceland and chairman of Jafnvægisvogin, presented the recognition to the recipients, acknowledging their efforts towards gender equality and balanced leadership.

Íslandshótel is proud to be the first Icelandic hotel chain to achieve full Green Key certification across all 17 of its hotels. This prestigious, internationally recognized certification has promoted sustainable practices in over 60 countries for more than 25 years. It marks a turning point for both the company and the Icelandic tourism industry.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization has officially approved Íslandshotel’s signatory of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism.

Islandshotel welcomes international hospitality students from diverse schools. Islandshotel emphasizes on giving new students a warm welcome and we offer both diverse and individually designed internship programs.

Íslandshótel was awarded the Equality Scale award 2022, we are very proud to receive this recognition yet again and will continue our path for equality in the future.

Íslandshótel’s human resources and quality department participated in annual HR conference by Mannauður- the association of human resources.

On 19th of January 2022, Íslandshótel hf. signed a contract with Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. For the Green Key certification for all the hotel properties of the hotel chain and with Klappir Grænar Lausnir hf. to keep track of sustainability measures of the Íslandshótel group.

Íslandshótel received an award for education from the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise 2021 for their strategic and targeted educational and training program for their employees.

Íslandshótel is one of the companies to receive recognition from the Leadership Equality Program by the Association of Women Business Leaders in Iceland (FKA).