What are the main reasons for tourists to visit Iceland? In 2022, holiday trips represented more than 90 percent of inbound travelers arriving by air in the Northernmost country of Europe. Meanwhile, visits to friends and family and business-related travel represented roughly six percent of all international air passengers.
Distribution of international travelers who arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by travel purpose
*The source mentions that the Border Survey, which is conducted at Keflavik Airport, was not active from April to June and from September to December 2020, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Icelandic Tourist Board. (January 31, 2023). Distribution of international travelers who arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by travel purpose [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127743/main-purpose-for-visiting-iceland/
Icelandic Tourist Board. "Distribution of international travelers who arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by travel purpose." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127743/main-purpose-for-visiting-iceland/
Icelandic Tourist Board. (2023). Distribution of international travelers who arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by travel purpose. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127743/main-purpose-for-visiting-iceland/
Icelandic Tourist Board. "Distribution of International Travelers Who Arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by Travel Purpose." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127743/main-purpose-for-visiting-iceland/
Icelandic Tourist Board, Distribution of international travelers who arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by travel purpose Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127743/main-purpose-for-visiting-iceland/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Distribution of international travelers who arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland in 2022, by travel purpose [Graph], Icelandic Tourist Board, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127743/main-purpose-for-visiting-iceland/