VSI Membership

What is included in the membership? 

Every member company is visible on the VSI website in their respective categories in Icelandic and English versions. In the registration, three photos are included, as well as text, a direct link to their website, social media, and ratings from Trip Advisor. It is also possible to have different texts and photos for each company's category.

VSI promotes South Iceland to travel agencies and others in tourism and directly to travelers. This is achieved mainly through our website, social media, email campaigns, newsletters, etc., depending on the marketing region. The website promotes special projects; specific domains connected to the main site are used for more significant projects. VSI promotes its members when attending travel trade shows and workshops, both domestically and abroad. We also cooperate with our members when hosting journalists, media, and travel agents.

Members of VSI can seek information and knowledge from the VSI staff for the marketing and promotion of their company. They also get invites and discounts to events such as seminars, workshops, conferences, and other events hosted by VSI.

VSI collaborates with Business Iceland, The Icelandic Tourist Board, The Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, and others who aim to strengthen tourism development and build a positive image of South Iceland. Regular meetings are scheduled with tourism representatives from the region, working with the municipalities. Members of VSI benefit from these collaborations and can look there for assistance in seeking out possible collaborators in the area, tourism representatives, and representatives from the municipalities and government.

By registering with VSI, your company gets:

• Participate in and contribute to all marketing initiatives of Visit South Iceland (VSI).

• Increased visibility for your website and social media accounts on www.south.is 

• The right to participate in the annual MANNAMÓT, the regional marketing offices' expo, has become one of the country's largest travel trade shows. Member companies can also access presentations, various events, and other collaborative platforms facilitated by VSI.

• Partner companies gain access to a contact list of wholesale travel agents, which VSI compiles at travel shows, both domestically and internationally.

• Access to the network of partner companies and internal operations of VSI, such as soup and breakfast meetings, symposiums, annual celebrations, newsletters, etc.

• Promotion of innovations and your company on VSI's social media.

• Access to knowledge and information that VSI staff gather in their work and share through various means with partner companies. This includes analysis results on domestic and foreign markets, tourism-related analyses by VSI, and information from various conferences and presentations, both locally and internationally.

• Distribute your company's innovations to partner companies through VSI's and Business Iceland's newsletters to foreign wholesale travel agents and consumers.

• Potential involvement and participation in FAM trips, press trips, influencer trips, and promotional tours organized by VSI.

• VSI has special rates for advertisements, special promotions, and other activities.

• Advice and support from the VSI staff.

Yearly membership fees

Membership fees for VSI are turnover-related, and the annual fees for 2023/2024 (July-June) are:

*Annual fees are adjusted according to the inflation index year over year.

Paid in a single payment every July (with the option for installment payments).
Companies must submit information annually regarding the turnover category they fall into for the last fiscal year.

An email is sent out annually, and if the information is not provided, companies will automatically be placed in turnover category 5.

Requirements for Membership

• Fill out the application form.
• Name of the company, the ID number (kennitala), contact info, website address, phone number, and address.
• Three good photos related to your company.
• Description of your company in Icelandic and English.

Companies must be registered with the Icelandic Tourist Board to be visible on the VSI website.
For info on registering your company to the database of the Icelandic Tourist Board, click here.

How do you make the most of your membership? 

To enhance tourism in South Iceland and leverage the benefits of collaboration, we encourage active participation in meetings, seminars, webinars, and events organized by Visit South Iceland (VSI). Engage in meaningful discussions and share your insights with our team on key focuses for marketing and advocating for tourism in our region. Your input on new and significant developments, as are your primary objectives, is invaluable. Regularly visit our website to ensure your company's representation is current and accurate and make necessary updates. 

Mannamót - Natural Iceland Travel Trade Show

Mannamót is an annual event in Kópavogur, hosted by six marketing offices around Iceland, Eagle Air Airline, and Isavia, the Icelandic airport operator.

Visitors can expect to see up to 250 companies, so make sure to give yourself plenty of time to walk around, explore, experience, talk, laugh, and taste. Take notice that no meetings are booked. Invitations are sent out to travel agencies and tour operators, employees at hotels and guesthouses, information centers, airlines, guides, tourism students and teachers, Promote Iceland and PR offices, the Icelandic Tourist Board, the government of tourism, and other parties interested in or working in tourism.

Admission for visitors is free, and the event will be held for informal communication. No meetings are booked but remember to bring your contact information and a happy, outgoing spirit. We request that visitors register so we can send you updates and prepare ourselves for how many will be attending the event.

More info: https://www.markadsstofur.is/en