Awards & Honours

Since the company’s founding Guide to Iceland has gone from strength to strength, earning international recognition for the giant strides made in providing the most outstanding travel services in Iceland.

Our consistent mark of quality has been rewarded by the prestigious World Travel Awards, winning the award for Iceland's Leading Travel Agency six years in a row and being Iceland's Leading Destination Management Company four years in a row

We strive only for excellence, and being recognized for that effort inspires us to push ourselves even further. Our journey is a story of learning, overcoming, and advancing.

Here are some of the awards that we have been honored with.


2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

  • Deloitte Fast 500: Certificate of Achievement, Ranked 1st in Iceland
  • Deloitte Fast 500: 3rd Fastest Growing Company in Europe, Middle East & Africa
  • City of Reykjavik: Official Information Provider for City of Reykjavik

2016

  • TripAdvisor Certification for Excellence
  • Nordic Startup Awards: National Winner of “Best Exponential Startup”

2015

  • NEXPO Awards: Voted “Most Influential Icelandic Company on Social Media”

2014

  • NEXPO Awards: Voted “Website of the Year”
  • AWWWARDS: “Website of the Day” (Nomination)

2013

  • NEXPO: Voted “Website of the Year” in Iceland

World Travel Awards: Iceland's Leading Travel Agency 2023
& Iceland's Leading Destination Management Company 2023


World Travel Awards: Iceland's Leading Travel Agency 2022
& Iceland's Leading Destination Management Company 2022


World Travel Awards: Iceland's Leading Travel Agency 2021
& Iceland's Leading Destination Management Company 2021


World Travel Awards: Iceland's Leading Travel Agency 2020
& Iceland's Leading Destination Management Company 2020


World Travel Awards: Iceland's Leading Travel Agency 2019


World Travel Awards: Iceland's Leading Travel Agency 2018

Guide to Iceland was voted


Vakinn Certificate for Quality Assurance 2018

Certified travel service


Deloitte Fast 500: Certificate of Achievement, Ranked 1st in Iceland and named 3rd Fastest Growing Company in Africa, Middle East & Europe 2017

Deloitte Fast 500: Certificate of Achievement, Ranked 1st in Iceland and named 3rd Fastest Growing Company in Africa, Middle East & Europe


Became the Official Information Provider for the City of Reykjavík in 2017

In 2017, Guide to Iceland Became the Official Information Provider for City of Reykjavík


2016 Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence

Tripadvisor certificate of excellence


National winner of "Best Exponential Startup" at the Nordic Startup Awards 2016

Siggi our CTO winning the Nordic startup awards


Publicly voted "Most Influential Icelandic Company on Social Media" at the Nexpo Awards 2015

Elmar with the Minister of industry and commerce of Iceland receiving the prize for most influential company on social media 2014


Publicly voted "Website of the Year in Iceland" at the Nexpo Awards 2014

Anna and Anna receiving the prize for website of the year 2013 at the Icelandic Nexpo awards


Nominated "Website of the Day" in 2014 by the AWWWARDS Website Awards

Our old website was nominated to International website awards AWWWARDS