The Nordic country wants to protect its ‘unspoilt nature’ from overtourism with a new nightly fee.
Iceland plans to introduce a tourist tax to help protect its unspoilt nature.
The Nordic country has seen a sharp rise in tourists over the past decade. Visitor numbers grew by more than 400 per cent between 2010 and 2018, when they reached more than 2.3 million. Those numbers have quickly rebounded since the pandemic, reaching 1.7 million in 2022.