Iceland review - 2014, Page 80

78 ICELAND REVIEW
CONVENTIONs
Meeting
in the Middle
With its convenient location, excellent facilities and unspoiled nature within reach,
Reykjavík is your ideal conference destination. Meet in Reykjavík is the city's
official convention bureau.
Reykjavík has all it takes to be among the top ten European des-
tinations for conventions, meetings, events and incentive trips.
We have good infrastructure, professional services, security, short
and frequent access by air and a favorable currency exchange
rate. On top of that we are strategically located midway between
Europe and America; we enable people from the world over to
meet in the middle,” says Thorsteinn Örn Gudmundsson, Managing
Director of Meet in Reykjavík, the official convention bureau in
Reykjavík, Iceland. “What gives us the competitive edge beyond
good facilities and infrastructure in general is that we have
Iceland’s spectacular nature within reach, as well as our vibrant
cultural life. Therefore, when it comes to offering interesting pro-
grams, we are second to none.”
Meet in Reykjavík began operation in early 2012 and since then,
interest in Iceland as a conference destination has continued to
increase and becoming an important element of the city’s eco-
nomic growth. Offering service that is free of charge, it connects
clients to relevant service providers such as venues, hotels, desti-
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