Iceland's Tourism Revolution

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Komentáře • 1,7K

  • @smallfoot5689
    @smallfoot5689 Před 5 lety +3157

    "Iceland's Tourism Revolution"
    *puts on glasses*
    _basically planes_

    • @on_spikes6867
      @on_spikes6867 Před 5 lety +30

      It's a bird! It's tourism! No, it's aviation!

    • @joshuaosullivan2761
      @joshuaosullivan2761 Před 5 lety +5

      Planes are better than boats for tourism, so it's a given that he'll put planes in.

    • @imakevideos5377
      @imakevideos5377 Před 5 lety

      PEWDIPIE DID IT, he went two years in a row, now it has manny tourists

    • @srouji6
      @srouji6 Před 5 lety +2

      Iceland why do you Abort all your babies with down syndrome?
      Great to see Nazi Eugenics Programs still alive and well!

    • @Joe--
      @Joe-- Před 5 lety +3

      @@srouji6 So you would prevent a women's right to choose? You would force them to have a tougher life than they would choose?

  • @TheAA1912
    @TheAA1912 Před 5 lety +1237

    Lazy Town was an Icelandic Show that aired in 2004.
    Around the same time, the Icelandic Economy skyrocketed.
    Coincidence? I think not.

    • @EndymionClashofClans
      @EndymionClashofClans Před 5 lety +83

      Is Lazy Town Icelandic? Wow I don't know that!

    • @annakr.6380
      @annakr.6380 Před 5 lety +27

      Endymion - Clash of Clans. Yes it is Icelandic.

    • @bennikk
      @bennikk Před 5 lety +22

      It started before that. It was a theater play (i had it on VHS as a kid, around 1997)

    • @Alex-se4tk
      @Alex-se4tk Před 5 lety +17

      Hotel? Trivago

    • @mikeking9000
      @mikeking9000 Před 5 lety +4

      Also around the Tim Icelandair announced their kefalik to innsbruck route

  • @coletakkish4389
    @coletakkish4389 Před 5 lety +500

    Iceland: “What doesn’t kill you makes you more economically viable”

  • @plxton
    @plxton Před 5 lety +771

    I got to 11 minutes before realising this was just another video about planes...
    I'm happy with that

  • @door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978

    Topic: Iceland
    Wendover: Let's talk about Iceland Air.

    • @luka3532
      @luka3532 Před 5 lety +143

      to be fair though, since the economy is based on tourism, planes play a big role in supporting iceland's economy.

    • @mrnobody-unowen
      @mrnobody-unowen Před 5 lety +5

      Wow.

    • @timhua6936
      @timhua6936 Před 5 lety +10

      I heard "air" and i was like *ahhhhhh that's hot*

    • @frankytanuwijaya9109
      @frankytanuwijaya9109 Před 5 lety +4

      PrimalTheEmperor (primal9000) rude

    • @thelastcube.
      @thelastcube. Před 5 lety +2

      @@timhua6936 well as someone living in the tropics... it is pretty hot tbh

  • @yusei1996
    @yusei1996 Před 5 lety +3931

    Planes: *exist*
    Wendover: I'm about to talk about this man's whole career

    • @nomadben
      @nomadben Před 5 lety +5

      Hahahahaha

    • @noahbowie5985
      @noahbowie5985 Před 5 lety +3

      Why not?

    • @educationcentral_
      @educationcentral_ Před 5 lety +1

      your reward in life is equal in proportion to your contribution

    • @Mickeysternum245
      @Mickeysternum245 Před 5 lety +10

      that's why we love wendover tho

    • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
      @user-vn7ce5ig1z Před 5 lety +4

      Wendover says he's going to talk about that man's career? 🤨 What man? What's Wendover going to say about that man's career? 😕 meme fail ¬_¬

  • @kevinsantoso7430
    @kevinsantoso7430 Před 5 lety +915

    How people see Iceland:
    Me: "An island, a nation, vikings."
    Wendover: "It's planes of course!"

  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat Před 5 lety +225

    I see Iceland. I click.

  • @kylekafka6636
    @kylekafka6636 Před 5 lety +636

    As a person who lived in Iceland for 3 years, I'll tell you the drop off is because Iceland is getting too expensive

    • @leotheviking9796
      @leotheviking9796 Před 5 lety +60

      Word! Almost every week the prices go up. it´s insane

    • @dieglhix
      @dieglhix Před 5 lety +88

      @@leotheviking9796 Why not invade the southern islands then like the good ol times

    • @jordancornelius7061
      @jordancornelius7061 Před 5 lety +94

      Spent 3 weeks there in 2015 with a couple friends. We camped every night, lived like we were homeless, and ringed the country a couple times looking for hikes. Ended up paying ~2500CAD each. Gorgeous, but by no means affordable.

    • @TheMasterhomaster
      @TheMasterhomaster Před 5 lety +19

      That and it's so touristy now.

    • @lilyydotdev
      @lilyydotdev Před 5 lety +10

      Trust me amazon packages useally cost like 20x their worth because of customs and shipping

  • @hjalticool
    @hjalticool Před 5 lety +951

    god I love when foreigners attempt to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull

    • @singsingsing22
      @singsingsing22 Před 5 lety +154

      It was almost right. Just didn't get the last sound. It was his attempt at Keflavik that made my ears bleed.

    • @tummassimonsen3212
      @tummassimonsen3212 Před 5 lety +9

      Tætt nokk

    • @dieglhix
      @dieglhix Před 5 lety +2

      I can

    • @dieglhix
      @dieglhix Před 5 lety +6

      Eyafjallajokutl

    • @Admiral_Jezza
      @Admiral_Jezza Před 5 lety +128

      I bet Iceland just names it's places like this to troll foreigners.

  • @theyoshi202
    @theyoshi202 Před 4 lety +243

    “Iceland lost the 2016 Euros”
    *Haha yeah but not before knocking out England*

    • @mk.johann
      @mk.johann Před 4 lety +12

      and tied against portugal lol

    • @Sklb
      @Sklb Před 3 lety +13

      Dont think anybody laughed on iceland's performance on euro 2016.

    • @pathisaviation3207
      @pathisaviation3207 Před 3 lety +4

      i am the 100th person to like

    • @nytrex_yt7417
      @nytrex_yt7417 Před 3 lety +1

      I’m English and this gives me past experiences

    • @emilebichelberger7590
      @emilebichelberger7590 Před 3 lety +1

      We’ll start the Cod wars again! Even though we lost last time

  • @thestudentofficial5483
    @thestudentofficial5483 Před 5 lety +94

    Iceland: *on economic recession*
    Volcano: I'm gonna start this man's whole career

  • @supremegeneral2424
    @supremegeneral2424 Před 5 lety +406

    You say that Iceland lost EURO 2016 but you forgot to mention that they knocked out England and make Roy Hodgson resign. I still get flashbacks.....

    • @LJMownage
      @LJMownage Před 5 lety +53

      @nature giver It's still very impressive that a population of 300 thousand who can't play outdoors in winter due to ice beat a population of 60+ million. They also drew with Portugal, the team that eventually won.

    • @Napoleonic_S
      @Napoleonic_S Před 5 lety +1

      Wendover still butthurt from that XD

    • @Ushio01
      @Ushio01 Před 5 lety +1

      Who hasn't beaten England at football?

    • @t.c.4321
      @t.c.4321 Před 5 lety +6

      @nature giver no one cares about anime you fucking weeb shut up

    • @sakar9688
      @sakar9688 Před 5 lety +1

      @@t.c.4321 bitch what

  • @lucky360pride
    @lucky360pride Před 5 lety +501

    Gets notification from Wendover, starts watching the video, waiting for the mention of an airplane.

    • @swissbreeze
      @swissbreeze Před 5 lety +1

      Lucky Anthonny you sound like you have a great life

    • @chrismckellar9350
      @chrismckellar9350 Před 5 lety

      How do you think the tourists are going to get to Iceland - swim?. Air travel in/out of Iceland is an important part of Iceland tourism infrastructure and helps Iceland's GDP.

    • @lucky360pride
      @lucky360pride Před 5 lety

      @@swissbreeze yea thanks lol

    • @lucky360pride
      @lucky360pride Před 5 lety

      @@chrismckellar9350 take it easy man, it's just a joke lol

    • @MatthewAtkinson
      @MatthewAtkinson Před 5 lety

      Which is why I love this channel!!

  • @Ulfhrafninn
    @Ulfhrafninn Před 5 lety +51

    #1 ON TRENDING in Iceland, Congratulations.

    • @hrannarorarson732
      @hrannarorarson732 Před 5 lety +1

      msergio0293 what

    • @hrannarorarson732
      @hrannarorarson732 Před 5 lety +1

      msergio0293 icelanders dont control youtube

    • @msergio0293
      @msergio0293 Před 5 lety

      @@hrannarorarson732 so people overseas control What is trendind in youtube iceland?

    • @Taurineg
      @Taurineg Před 4 lety

      That’s like 2000 people lol

    • @lilyydotdev
      @lilyydotdev Před 4 lety +10

      in iceland everyone drops their shit when they find a video about their country

  • @uquuqunen2107
    @uquuqunen2107 Před 4 lety +8

    I did my masters thesis about travel writers in Iceland during the 19th century. There was a growing interest from travelers already during 1760s. Geysirs, Hekla, Thingvalla and other main sights became tourists sights back then. From 1760s to 1820s there was a steady trickle of travelers and traveling pioneers after that there was a little bit of break until the trickle started again and in the 1860s the true saga tourism started in Iceland and the amount of travelers exploded from before. Of course other than travel writers there were a lot of other travelers. For example tourists, fishermen, naturalists, merchants, french military and so on. My thesis was about Ida Pfeiffer, Pliny Miles, Lord Dufferin and Sabine Baring-Gould who all traveled to Iceland between 1845-1863. If anybody is interested in further reading I suggest Andrew Wawns The Vikings and the Victorians: Inventing the Old North in Nineteenth-century Britain and Arnold Bartons Northern Arcadia: Foreign Travelers in Scandinavia, 1765-1815. I understand why in this video they say that Iceland was an afterthought fifty years ago, but I would like to make an argument that there was quite a bit of excitement over the island before that. Especially when it got linked to sagas and edda. During the 19th century travelers also liked to distance themselves from tourism by going to places like Iceland which weren't fit for a dandy tourist.

  • @a_a7287
    @a_a7287 Před 5 lety +397

    Me: 2 minutes in and no mention of airplanes? Nice.
    20 seconds later...
    Wendover: "Iceland has a fairly large airline..."
    Me: Ah shit. Here we go again...

    • @hollar5560
      @hollar5560 Před 5 lety +9

      PrimeKnight that’s, why I’m here

    • @SM_Fato
      @SM_Fato Před 4 lety

      @@hollar5560 me too

  • @DistortedMatt
    @DistortedMatt Před 5 lety +289

    Besides tourism, Iceland's renewable energy is a huge commodity and it is a bummer Wendover skipped right over it. Iceland runs almost completely on hydro and geothermal energy and is using it to entice manufacturers to move to Iceland and utilize the cheap energy for industries like aluminum smelting.

    • @ArniVidar
      @ArniVidar Před 5 lety +20

      Our renewable energy is obviously a huge commodity, but in the grand scheme of things the financial gain to the country is overrated, and also dropping by the minute as the price of Aluminium has been in a free-fall for years now. We're also not using this energy to entice anyone here anymore, since our economy is simply far too expensive for most to consider starting a business here. Much simpler to start a business in a third-world country where wages are practically non-existent. :/

    • @kuyaleinad4195
      @kuyaleinad4195 Před 4 lety +6

      Árni Viðar Björgvinsson I’ve read somewhere that Iceland and the UK are trying to capitalise on Iceland’s energy production by connecting it to the British Grid and in turn connect it to Europe which might give Iceland some extra income...
      But the distance is just too vast for this to be feasible in the near future.

    • @cokeforever
      @cokeforever Před 4 lety +2

      if you choke businesses with taxes, noone cares about the source of energy; it is 100% non viable moving an entertainment (service industry) business there

    • @ovencake523
      @ovencake523 Před 2 lety +1

      instead of just energy, iceland could attract other renewable infrastructure projects. new residential districts could be built with minimal emissions and waste, utilizing that renewable energy.
      These kinds of residential districts would be more expensive to live in, so marketing it similar to how Tesla markets their cars might work and cause those higher-income icelanders to move in
      and an emissionless / green region would be sure to attract media attention and other supporters of green infrastructure.
      Not to mention the economic growth from building that infrastructure. Partnering with tech companies developing new green infrastructure would help too

  • @IanG99
    @IanG99 Před 4 lety +111

    Countries investing in tourism
    Coronavirus: *Im going to end this whole man’s career*

    • @eysibest
      @eysibest Před 4 lety +16

      Am Icelandic.
      Can Confirm

    • @giatu1
      @giatu1 Před 3 lety +1

      I was about to post the same comment.

  • @MQHNATYTC8262
    @MQHNATYTC8262 Před 5 lety +161

    Iceland's Tourism Revolution
    *#49 ON TRENDING FOR GAMING*
    makes sense

  • @LatinaCreamQueen
    @LatinaCreamQueen Před 5 lety +480

    I'm only going to see the statue and memorial of Stefan Karl Stefanson.
    Always Number One.

  • @devoted_eater567
    @devoted_eater567 Před 5 lety +633

    Wendover productions:talks about the tourism industry of Iceland 🇮🇸
    Also Wendover productions: *STILL* *MENTIONS* *PLANES*

    • @andymadden8183
      @andymadden8183 Před 5 lety +23

      Well, planes do contribute to tourism, so...

    • @devoted_eater567
      @devoted_eater567 Před 5 lety +3

      Yes but every Damn episode has some kind of reference to planes

    • @hoovyzepoot
      @hoovyzepoot Před 5 lety +10

      @@devoted_eater567 You could say that his plane usage took off

    • @KrasserChris420
      @KrasserChris420 Před 5 lety +2

      Planes are somewhat related to tourism if you think about it. (Sarcasm)

    • @tvTwo1
      @tvTwo1 Před 5 lety

      The topic conveniently talks about planes (aviation) too LMAO

  • @StarBoyHalliMC
    @StarBoyHalliMC Před 5 lety +89

    4:30
    Many have tried, few succeded. Eyjafjallajökull remains a challenge.

    • @kekistanihelpdesk8508
      @kekistanihelpdesk8508 Před 5 lety +4

      Tougher than Everest.

    • @mateuszpapla
      @mateuszpapla Před 5 lety +16

      It's easy: I-will-not-fucking-let-you-fly-kull. See?

    • @lilyydotdev
      @lilyydotdev Před 4 lety

      at last i have found the one icelander in the comments, that like most otherw, drops their shit when they see an entire video dedicated to their country

  • @iammrbeat
    @iammrbeat Před 5 lety +57

    So go to Newfoundland instead.

  • @thomas.02
    @thomas.02 Před 5 lety +126

    planes, economies, logistics and planes, are what makes this channel plane brilliant.

  • @messi10gerrard86
    @messi10gerrard86 Před 5 lety +136

    Iceland football team between 2016-2018 was a fairytale no one will forget.🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸
    Grettings from Sweden🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

  • @flipmyshit6826
    @flipmyshit6826 Před 5 lety +62

    Absolutely butchered “Eyjafjallajökull” 😂😂 if you say “I feel like a yoghurt” fast and as one word over and over it’ll start to sound like it 😂 pro tip

    • @FarfettilLejl
      @FarfettilLejl Před 3 lety +4

      Why did he even try to pronounce it? I mean, the volcano is also famous for having a difficult to pronounce name, make a joke out of it

    • @shardtheduraludon
      @shardtheduraludon Před 3 lety

      Ye, but how do you pronounce “yoghurt”

    • @RussianBot69420
      @RussianBot69420 Před 3 lety

      Ey ya fyet la yokut

  • @mc495150
    @mc495150 Před 5 lety +57

    Been to iceland in 2012. The most beautiful place on earth

    • @luxembourgishempire2826
      @luxembourgishempire2826 Před 5 lety

      You: Ignores Luxembourg.
      Me:Yeah I take it you're an American.

    • @mc495150
      @mc495150 Před 5 lety +12

      Luxembourgish Empire i’m swiss....not much different from lux, so yeah i prefer iceland

    • @luxembourgishempire2826
      @luxembourgishempire2826 Před 5 lety

      @@mc495150 you haven't even seen it so.

    • @mc495150
      @mc495150 Před 5 lety +8

      Luxembourgish Empire ok

    • @luxembourgishempire2826
      @luxembourgishempire2826 Před 5 lety

      @Thornback Your Icelandic I can tell. And I can tell you have low intelligence as litterly NOBODY would say "nothing unique about it" so I think you're probably just a troll.

  • @valdimareiriksson101
    @valdimareiriksson101 Před 5 lety +215

    lol nice try with Eyjafjallajökull :D greetings from Iceland nice vid

    • @valdimareiriksson101
      @valdimareiriksson101 Před 5 lety +4

      @Tufda Thanks for the offer but if we were to join a country it would be Norway no offence, or a Scandinavian union (best option) In my opinion at least. Spise dansk og snakke frikadeller.

    • @valdimareiriksson101
      @valdimareiriksson101 Před 5 lety +1

      @Modern Vikingur to be honest I dont see that happening for Icelanders now other currencies might fare better in the coming years, but that might all be irrelevant due to future weather extremes. so if you have the money and want to see somthing do it now. might not stay the same for to long :)

    • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
      @user-vn7ce5ig1z Před 5 lety

      Join Benelux, make Beneluxic.

    • @LonelyCinderella123
      @LonelyCinderella123 Před 5 lety +1

      Prices going down in Iceland? LOL good one. No but the currency getting weaker will make it more affordable for tourists.

    • @levilima9925
      @levilima9925 Před 5 lety

      Pronouncing this and being non-icelandic is simply impossible.

  • @timothyward4685
    @timothyward4685 Před 5 lety +161

    1:09 GDP Per Capita in $Bilions... Damn their economy must be good

    • @elektrotehnik94
      @elektrotehnik94 Před 5 lety +15

      get me to Iceland, NOW!

    • @JohnDoe-nn3ib
      @JohnDoe-nn3ib Před 5 lety +21

      Everyone must be a billionaire then

    • @ppsarrakis
      @ppsarrakis Před 5 lety +6

      they got lucky with having so low population in a place so "close" to western civilization...

    • @maximilianlorosch936
      @maximilianlorosch936 Před 5 lety +7

      @@JohnDoe-nn3ib They have 3.1 billionaires per 1 million people.

    • @harry-matakios1344
      @harry-matakios1344 Před 5 lety +37

      @@maximilianlorosch936 that's because they only have 1 billionaire lol

  • @mountain_seeker1635
    @mountain_seeker1635 Před 5 lety +8

    I live in Delaware and we suffer from a very similar issue. Delaware was a very quiet, very isolated and very poor state for a long time. Then starting in the 80s, tourism started growing. Fast forward to the 2010s, hurricane Sandy hit and millions of people came from surrounding states. Now those people are choosing to stay here, prices skyrocketed, population boomed with retirees and all the jobs are service industries. Locals can barely afford to live while the retirees and expats that were tourists can easily afford everything here.

  • @Etaripamai47
    @Etaripamai47 Před 5 lety +32

    DONT TOUCH THE MOSS
    YOU ARE KILLING IT
    Also, 12:14 aiports l00l

  • @breabanm
    @breabanm Před 5 lety +8

    I am a two time visitor to Iceland in 2014 and 2018. The difference in tourist hordes between these years was tremendous and made Reykjavik completely unenjoyable for me last time I was there. While I would not wish anything bad on the country, I do hope the drop in tourism will allow the Icelanders to better preserve their nature and maybe allow tourists looking for seclusion in Iceland's wilderness (myself included) more tranquility. I hope to visit again some day and really go off the beaten trail. Thank you Wendover for reviving some of my best memories.

  • @francikaa1
    @francikaa1 Před 5 lety +69

    After the collapse of WOW i was waiting for when planes will be mentioned in this video. I didn't have to wait long.

  • @2urh
    @2urh Před 5 lety +4

    As a born and raised Icelander, this video has my approval! Very well presented and reletable on the overtourism part.

  • @I_Santos_
    @I_Santos_ Před 4 lety +6

    This guy’s segue into his ad for Brilliant at the end was smooth as glass.

  • @DyslexicMitochondria
    @DyslexicMitochondria Před 5 lety +11

    Iceland is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful countries in the world.Everyone should go there at least once in their lifetime.

    • @mjh9438
      @mjh9438 Před 5 lety

      I would live to see the scenery. But the tourist will be in my way

  • @saleya9668
    @saleya9668 Před 5 lety +13

    I’ll never forget Iceland during the 2016 Euro championship, they were phenomenal and their clapping changed the game to the point where everyone copied it!

  • @ghpgreygpostur4218
    @ghpgreygpostur4218 Před 5 lety +8

    From one Icelandic citizen: Thanks Wendover for credible coverage

  • @hakonhakonarson779
    @hakonhakonarson779 Před 5 lety +17

    Greatings from Iceland
    I think Iceland is just falling out of fasion. The tourist numbers were increasing but the tourists stayed for fewer days and were poorer than the years before. 2015 and 2016 were probably the best tourist years, also because a lot of movies and tv shows were being shot in Iceland and the film industry skyrocketed. But 2017 and 2018 have been a downfall ever since. But I don't think that prices have inflated that much in the last few years.
    To those who want to come to Iceland, please treat our nature with care and dont stop on the middle of the road to take pictures. This is a serious problem in Iceland and we truly hate tourist that stop in the middle of the road to take pictures.

  • @kaimurtagh
    @kaimurtagh Před 5 lety +35

    You posted this just before my geography exam where it is a topic :)

    • @prequeltothesequel4073
      @prequeltothesequel4073 Před 5 lety

      A level geography gang

    • @kaimurtagh
      @kaimurtagh Před 5 lety +1

      @@prequeltothesequel4073 actually, I'm doing my junior cert in Ireland

    • @prequeltothesequel4073
      @prequeltothesequel4073 Před 5 lety

      Kai Murtagh Aaaaa good luck I’ve got a geography exam tomorrow too

    • @kaimurtagh
      @kaimurtagh Před 5 lety

      @@prequeltothesequel4073 all the best!

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify Před 5 lety

      Get a risk game with a real world map and play for a bit. You will learn alot fast

  • @zaanga7340
    @zaanga7340 Před 5 lety +66

    I went to Iceland,with my grandfather as he used to live there.

  • @Altrantis
    @Altrantis Před 5 lety +95

    Game of Thrones probably also had an impact popularizing Iceland.

  • @Aldmeris
    @Aldmeris Před 5 lety +20

    Finally! A video about my wonderful country-
    It's just planes.

  • @Takador
    @Takador Před 5 lety +52

    Icelandic tourism is dying because everything is expensive as heck!

    • @dieglhix
      @dieglhix Před 5 lety +4

      How much is a heck nowadays?

    • @elijahmartin5291
      @elijahmartin5291 Před 5 lety +9

      @@dieglhix like 3,000$ when going bare bones and not splurging whatsoever.

    • @Takador
      @Takador Před 5 lety +8

      @@dieglhix $16 for a beer

    • @mattabesta
      @mattabesta Před 5 lety +1

      @@Takador lol no mate unless that's some high end restaurant. Lots of places have 7-8$ and most no more than 10-11$. Very expensive but that's an exaggeration.

    • @heiarsnr7506
      @heiarsnr7506 Před 5 lety +6

      As an icelander, i can confirm that that is true as heck

  • @wanderlust232
    @wanderlust232 Před 5 lety +13

    Oh my. Such a well researched documentary matched with a good speaker. Never regretted to be a subscriber. Thank you!

  • @DarrienChebator
    @DarrienChebator Před 5 lety +1

    Whoop Whoop!! 2 MILLION!! Been waiting for this for a while!! Well done Sam, well done...

  • @rhidiandavies1991
    @rhidiandavies1991 Před 5 lety +10

    The biggest issue with future Icelandic tourism, as far as I can see, is that it's very expensive. Everyone I've spoken to that's been has commented on how expensive the food and accommodation there is. A pizza in Reykjavik, for example, can cost almost twice as much as a pizza from a city in the UK. That's not necessarily a barrier to tourism, but it does discourage repeat visits. Everyone I've spoken to has said it's a beautiful country, but no one I know has visited more than once. That's likely the cause for the boom and subsequent recession of their tourism in my opinion - why spend another weekend in Iceland when you could have two weeks of sunshine in Portugal for the same price?

    • @Magni87
      @Magni87 Před 5 lety

      There had been discussions on the sustainability of tourism in Iceland and some committee suggested that one of the most feasible options was to cater to high-end tourism only. Pretty much that only the well-off would be able to afford to visit. Main points for that approach were to decrease the number of visitors and at the same time drastically increase the money spent per visitor. Think less couchsurfers/campers, more luxury hotel stayers and helicopter tour riders.
      From much of the infrastructure and resorts I've seen being built here in Iceland in the last couple of years, it kind of looks like that is the direction government is trying to steer the industry.
      First one I noticed this trend with, was a new spa freshly opened close to Mývatn. Went there to check it out and what I thought was a huge parking lot turned out to be a couple of helicopter pads and bus parking with minimal car parking. Went inside to check out their prices and it was comparably expensive to the Blue Lagoon, which is expensive.
      P.s. I decided to google that spa while I was writing this and turns out it's been there since 2004. There were some constructions being done when I visited so I assumed they were new but apparently the were just renovating a little and making the parking space when I was there.

    • @rhidiandavies1991
      @rhidiandavies1991 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Magni87 Ah I see, sort of going the Dubai route I suppose. That doesn't seem that sustainable to me, especially on a community level. Even if the spending of wealthy tourists offsets the reduction in regular tourists, it's likely to be focused in the places you mentioned (a few fancy hotels/spas/restaurants), I wonder if the trickle-down from wealthy tourists will benefit smaller businesses in the country.

    • @Croz89
      @Croz89 Před 4 lety

      @@rhidiandavies1991 Vang Vieng in Thailand had the same idea, it was previously overcrowded with backpackers who were prone to drowning themselves tubing down the local river. The issue is that high end tourists tend to be much more demanding, they want luxury hotels, imported food and lots of infrastructure like paved roads where they can drive their personal vehicles, whereas the more middle class backpackers were quite happy with a simple hostel, local food and a taxi or bus ride on dirt roads. As a result the local environmental impact went up despite the reduction in tourists.

  • @AlexisSmithFilms
    @AlexisSmithFilms Před 5 lety +5

    Literally just got back from my trip from Iceland last night!! Great video as always. Definitely recommend visiting!!

  • @Naeromusic
    @Naeromusic Před 5 lety +18

    Wendover: *ok its no biggie its just a word right?* eyjaflallajokukk
    Iceland: well at least you tried, it's Eyjafjallajökull

  •  Před 5 lety

    That was one of the more informative and well put together videos you've done! Congratulations

  • @davorjovanovic7174
    @davorjovanovic7174 Před 5 lety

    Great and informative as always. Thank you!

  • @nomadben
    @nomadben Před 5 lety +5

    I visited Iceland in September of 2017. I drove around the whole country, it was an incredible experience. Even in the "off" season, there was a fuckton of people everywhere, so I can't even imagine what the summers were like.

    • @ivarmarkusson382
      @ivarmarkusson382 Před 5 lety +1

      well.. in my opinion at least, they are to many, this mass tourism has to end, half of what has been coming here for the last few years would be more then enough,

    • @nomadben
      @nomadben Před 5 lety +1

      @@ivarmarkusson382 Are you Icelandic? It must be really tough dealing with so many tourists all around your home all the time. I hope you guys are able to find a happy medium.

    • @ivarmarkusson382
      @ivarmarkusson382 Před 5 lety +2

      @@nomadben yes i am, yes i think most of us think that this has gotten a little out of hand for the very last years. this has really taken its toll on the places we value the most, but still the tourism was part of what saved us after the crash, so i guess many of us want to still have tourism, just a little less of it.

    • @nomadben
      @nomadben Před 5 lety

      @@ivarmarkusson382 I think that's a good idea. I wish you and your people the best of luck Ivar. Cheers from the US

  • @borginator1493
    @borginator1493 Před 5 lety +26

    Iceland is truly a gorgeous country. Fire & Ice baby!

    • @Luxcium
      @Luxcium Před 5 lety

      Borginator it’s not only about fire and ice because it’s also about airplane ✈️

  • @vidarfreyr
    @vidarfreyr Před 2 lety +2

    An excellent overview. Surprisingly accurate. I see in some of the comments that people are surprised that this talks so much about airliners. As an Icelander, I can appreciate the importance of air travel to our economy. Tourism has become bigger than any other industry. The runner ups being fishing and aluminum manufacturing. An airline of only 10 planes going bust was a national crisis. I guess it is hard for people of larger countries to realize this.

  • @TheNikolaiwolf
    @TheNikolaiwolf Před 5 lety

    Wendover I have been watching your videos since you had about 50k subscribers and I have to just say one thing. Keep up your great work, you do some of the best researched work I see on youtube. Thank you.

  • @ezrapetty9666
    @ezrapetty9666 Před 5 lety +39

    The team lost?????
    No. They beat England 2-1 and got to the group stages!
    "The team lost"

    • @isolfurunnar1742
      @isolfurunnar1742 Před 5 lety

      Pretty sure he meant to nigeria :P

    • @caleblim6890
      @caleblim6890 Před 4 lety +3

      “The team lost” 5-2 to France in the quarterfinals. So yes. They lost.

  • @DrROB-oc6vi
    @DrROB-oc6vi Před 5 lety +7

    More and more young people are traveling. Mostly backpackers, i even plan to travel Iceland but the thing is its so expensive .

  • @drac124
    @drac124 Před 5 lety +1

    What an amazing video! Very well done and good analysis.

  • @jackhood3259
    @jackhood3259 Před 5 lety

    I love your videos. Keep up the plane references im a massive fan. Been a aviation lover for years and your videos are so informative for those who dont actively follow the industry. I always show your videos to people who want to learn

  • @WoWShamanify
    @WoWShamanify Před 5 lety +21

    They should invest in sea cables to the US/CA and the EU and become a big IT player. They have the best resources to cool down servers in an environmental friendly way.

    • @Kenguruh
      @Kenguruh Před 5 lety +3

      Also Iceland is not part of EU so memes are still legal there

    • @dadihrafn
      @dadihrafn Před 4 lety +1

      @@Kenguruh Well, kinda. We're a part of the EEA which is somewhat related to the EU.

  • @oli-haukur-valtysson
    @oli-haukur-valtysson Před 5 lety +7

    Finally, a video about Iceland from someone who knows something about Iceland!

  • @KyraLunaWIld
    @KyraLunaWIld Před 5 lety

    Yet another great video! Thanks for the great content!

  • @poeticnation6251
    @poeticnation6251 Před 5 lety

    Cool video. I did not know much about Iceland before this video, but the information provided here has intrigued me - Thank you for sharing this valuable info.

  • @christophervlaskamp7462
    @christophervlaskamp7462 Před 5 lety +38

    It’s a miracle that this was uploaded when I was on the internet!
    Also you have 2 million subscribers now!
    And again you managed to get planes in it again! (2:23)
    And economy!
    And a lot more!

  • @chrismckellar9350
    @chrismckellar9350 Před 5 lety +12

    Over tourism can kill a tourist destination. The problems of Iceland are happening in New Zealand where there alot of tourists crowding a over stretched tourism infrastructure. The problem with Iceland and the same in New Zealand, has lead to a rush off tourists, leading to cheap supermarket dirty tourism where the financial yield in tourism products and services are too small to cover re-investment in tourism infrastructure. Both Iceland and New Zealand needs to have sustainable eco-friendly tourism offering quality products and services that generate a good financial yield for the country without the placing the burden on the respective countries tax payers and up setting the locals.

    • @C2K777
      @C2K777 Před 5 lety +2

      I assure you there's nothing cheap in any Icelandic supermarket

  • @notscenerob
    @notscenerob Před 5 lety

    Wow great video, probably your best so far!

  • @jays2002
    @jays2002 Před 5 lety

    Another great vid. Congrats on 2M subs.

  • @SiamonT
    @SiamonT Před 5 lety +48

    Fun fact: This is a video about Iceland

  • @anhduynguyendinh1167
    @anhduynguyendinh1167 Před 5 lety +102

    Banking sector crash
    Enormous Vocano errupt
    Losing the Euro Cup:
    "I'm gonna end this country whole career"
    Iceland: "iT'S fReE AdVertIsing"

    • @finnuroc9060
      @finnuroc9060 Před 5 lety +12

      You understand that we knocked out England and got to the quarter finals, and there we were beaten by the team that literally went on to win the entire competition? I think that's fairly impressive considering our population

    • @nutyyyy
      @nutyyyy Před 4 lety +1

      Iceland smashed England in front of a massive audience and got very far.

    • @dadihrafn
      @dadihrafn Před 4 lety +3

      We didn't lose by any means, we just weren't the country that won.

    • @vasishtvasudevan4059
      @vasishtvasudevan4059 Před 4 lety +1

      @@finnuroc9060 France didn't win the competition. But yeah. Iceland lost to France, who lost to Portugal in the Finals, who were frustrated into a draw by Iceland in their 1st match

  • @korakys
    @korakys Před 5 lety

    I've been watching this channel since before your first plane video (This Number is Illegal). I also watch dozens of other high quality CZcams channels, most of them also educational. After much consideration I can say that Wendover Productions is the best channel on CZcams.

  • @alexanderflaskjer6042
    @alexanderflaskjer6042 Před 5 lety

    I love your vids. Have watch all of them in like two to three weeks

  • @shubhamvats2140
    @shubhamvats2140 Před 5 lety +3

    Most underrated channel on CZcams

  • @dlodeprojuicer
    @dlodeprojuicer Před 5 lety +3

    Glad to see long-ish videos again. Recently the videos have been so short and rushed it almost seemed like you just want to get to talk about your sponsors and get it over with

  • @ArniVidar
    @ArniVidar Před 5 lety +1

    This is a most excellent video on Iceland's tourism explosion, and indeed a realistic outlook on it's future. Well done Wendover!

  • @SrijanChakraborty
    @SrijanChakraborty Před 5 lety

    just amazing. absolutely love your videos

  • @twcfanc24
    @twcfanc24 Před 3 lety +7

    Dear humans of 2019, If you think the numbers at 12:30 are bad, just wait for 2020...

  • @caticeland
    @caticeland Před 5 lety +4

    I so so glad the im from Iceland i love my cotorey🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸

  • @brrepublic8174
    @brrepublic8174 Před 5 lety +1

    Just got back from Iceland this week. It is expensive, we shopped at "Bonus" grocery stores and made sandwiches for the majority of our meals, was totally worth going, beautifully stunning landscape and it changes every few miles, there can't be any more beautiful place on earth than Iceland. Snaefellsnes Peninsula was my favorite area.

    • @brrepublic8174
      @brrepublic8174 Před 5 lety

      @Panzer Blitz I ate some tasty animals while I was there.

  • @ttbalog
    @ttbalog Před 5 lety

    Excellent documentary. Thanks

  • @michaelmccarthy4615
    @michaelmccarthy4615 Před 5 lety +35

    Me: what's in the center of the earth?
    Wendover Productions:
    Ah, let's see! Yep..... an airplane

  • @personperson143
    @personperson143 Před 5 lety +83

    Me and the boys when we see Wendover upload a video:
    It's time for *T O Y O T A C O R A L L A S*

    • @Julio974
      @Julio974 Před 5 lety +27

      Wrong channel

    • @christophervlaskamp7462
      @christophervlaskamp7462 Před 5 lety +12

      Wrong channel

    • @christophervlaskamp7462
      @christophervlaskamp7462 Před 5 lety +11

      Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel Wrong channel

    • @torchatlas8128
      @torchatlas8128 Před 5 lety +9

      r/lostredditors but CZcams instead

    • @dhruv1863
      @dhruv1863 Před 5 lety +6

      Wrong channel

  • @scampy2840
    @scampy2840 Před 5 lety

    these videos are some of the most compelling on youtube. I hate economics at school but enjoy it when it has interesting outcomes to countries. Ive always wanted to visit Iceland btw

  • @ksaravanan7297
    @ksaravanan7297 Před 5 lety

    This Video unfolded like a thriller movie, tight scripting is really important for an info video, Amazing Job!

  • @nickgehr6916
    @nickgehr6916 Před 5 lety +19

    A video about tourism and somehow still manage to slip some airplanes in it. *THAT'S WHY WENDOVER IS THE REAL MPV*

    • @wendigo6667
      @wendigo6667 Před 5 lety +4

      Tourism and airplanes go hand in hand in a way so it's not really that impressive.

    • @sd8313
      @sd8313 Před 5 lety

      MPV: Most Plane Videos

  • @phase7639
    @phase7639 Před 5 lety +4

    Plane: exists
    Wendover: it’s free real estate

  • @TheKungFOOkid
    @TheKungFOOkid Před 4 lety

    Thats a great video young man.

  • @planedudea380
    @planedudea380 Před 5 lety

    Why are your videos so good! Amazing

  • @benshuford129
    @benshuford129 Před 5 lety +13

    I’m going to Iceland on a school trip next year

  • @benamimanush1891
    @benamimanush1891 Před 4 lety +7

    I guess the movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" contributed something to Iceland's tourism.

  • @ericschill842
    @ericschill842 Před 5 lety

    Good philosophy!!!! Another great video!

  • @seankirby8892
    @seankirby8892 Před 5 lety

    Been waiting for 2 weeks for this video

  • @JammastaJ23
    @JammastaJ23 Před 5 lety +4

    Bjork and Sigur Ros changed EVERYTHING

  • @evropakhan1137
    @evropakhan1137 Před 5 lety +6

    Please do Canada's geography problem!!!!!

  • @centauri8570
    @centauri8570 Před 5 lety

    Now, thank you for this video about Iceland !

  • @EKGunnarsson
    @EKGunnarsson Před 5 lety

    As an Icelander and quite the political and economics nerd, heck even a specialist. I'm amazed how spot on this video is. Cheers to the research team!

  • @Halli50
    @Halli50 Před 4 lety +9

    Tourism saved Iceland after the 2008 financial crisis, but was about to drown us 10 years later. Then came the Coronavirus pandemic - we suddenly have our country back! True, a lot of investors went bananas, there was a gold rush in the hotel and tourism industry and many of them will go under. Well, if you fly high you have far to fall.
    The entire world is in for a rough and uncertain ride for the next couple of years. We will never go completely "back to normal" again, which will probably count as a good thing in a decade or so. Let's hope for a more moderate, well, everything, when the the storm blows over...

    • @kevintroutt2633
      @kevintroutt2633 Před 4 lety

      I love your belief in moderate growth, very comforting to hear other countries think that way, as an American

    • @Halli50
      @Halli50 Před 4 lety

      @@kevintroutt2633, there is an old Icelandic saying: Sígandi lukka er best. This can be translated as "Gradual increases in fortune will serve us best"

    • @kevintroutt2633
      @kevintroutt2633 Před 3 lety

      @@Halli50 I love it, thank you for sharing it with me. I hope to instill that in my life :)

  • @Denden-kj3rn
    @Denden-kj3rn Před 5 lety +4

    12:23 Wow air got snapped

  • @j.pjoseph8491
    @j.pjoseph8491 Před 5 lety

    what a wonderful video..
    Thanks

  • @jimclarkson2378
    @jimclarkson2378 Před 5 lety

    Fantastic Video!