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GÓÐ HUGMYND
FRÁ ÍSLANDI
HVERT ERTU AÐ FARA?
Skiptistöð á miðju Norður-Atlantshafi er líka góð
hugmynd. Leiðakerfi Icelandair á sér engan líka á
alþjóðlegum flugmarkaði. Í hverri viku býður
Icelandair 140 áætlunarferðir til 22 áfangastaða
austan hafs og vestan svo að áhrifa frá okkur er
farið að gæta víða. Hér og hvar.
MINNEAPOLIS – ST. PAUL
ORLANDO
BALTIMORE –
WASHINGTON
BOSTON
ICELAND
REYKJAVIK
GLASGOW MANCHESTER
STOCKHOLM
COPENHAGEN
OSLO
BERLIN
AMSTERDAM
ZURICH
MADRID
LONDON
PARIS
NEW YORK
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The sound of winter against the windowpane, the gentle whispering of the wind
and the land wreathed in tones of twilight. Variations on old themes in the autumn
dusk. Gunnar Gunnarsson is at his best on this album which is highly recommended
for lovers of Icelandic music. No wonder, as Gunnar was already toying with the
idea of recording some of his favorite songs with three different bassists way back
when his well known SKALM and STEF were released. Here the emphasis is differ-
ent, with varying kinds of softness and dexterity. The colorful bass work testifies to
the personal styles of Gunnar Hrafnsson, Jón Rafnsson and Tómas R. Einarsson.
Gunnar Gunnarsson has a well-earned reputation for his performances in a
variety of musical styles. Originally educated in church music and qualified as a
cantor, he has been organist at Laugarneskirkja church in Reykjavík since 1995.
Apart from traditional church music and modern arrangements and performances
of religious music he has accompanied many well-known musicians and been
involved in arrangements and recordings of jazz and traditional music. In recent
years Gunnar has also become increasingly active as an arranger of choral music
and music for vocal groups.
Gunnar’s main recordings are SKÁLM (1996), STEF (1998) and DES (2003); and
with saxophonist Sigurdur Flosason Sálmar lífsins (2000), Sálmar jólanna (2001),
Draumalandid (2004).
HÚM - DUSK
Two top chefs from VOX restaurant at Nordica Hotel in Reykjavík, Siggi Gísla
and Stefán Vidarsson, are the culinary consultants for Icelandair Business Class.
VOX is known both internationally and locally as one of the best restaurants in
Scandinavia. Siggi Gísla was the first chef to participate in the culinary compaction
Nordic Challenge 2007, which emphasizes the use of Nordic products. These two
friends are working together to lift Nordic cuisine to an even higher level and
looking for new Scandinavian ingredients and techniques to serve clean and fresh
food. It is with great pride that we at Icelandair offer our Business Class passen-
gers the opportunity to enjoy the culinary expertise of these two top chefs from
the VOX restaurant at the Nordica Hotel.
Icelandair took away four awards at Lúdurinn, the Icelandic advertising indus-
try’s awards ceremony. Icelandair, which had been nominated for ten awards,
ended up receiving the highest number of accolades at this year’s event. It
won in the key categories Best Newspaper Advertising, Television Advertising,
Magazine Advertising and Advertising Campaign. “I’m elated by this result, which
is the best that Icelandair has ever managed. It shows clearly that the Icelandic
advertising and marketing industry has noticed the changes at Icelandair. I’m
certain that no other Icelandic company has ever managed to win so many
accolades in the same year. Now the challenge will be how to do even better
this year,” said Gunnar Már Sigurfinnson, SVP Sales and Marketing at Icelandair.
Awards were handed out in 14 categories and 70 ads were nominated. A total
of 470 ads were considered for nomination this year, showing just how vibrant
the Icelandic advertising industry is. This follows a string of awards for the
Icelandair sales and marketing team. Voted Icelandic marketing company of the
year in 2006 and having claimed two awards in the highly competitive online
marketing arena – the International Technology for Marketing Award and the
Icelandic Web Award – this latest recognition makes Icelandair one of the most
highly-awarded companies in Iceland in the field of marketing.
Icelandair Takes Home Four Awards
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