Overview for the Travel Committee

ECC Iceland looked into the operations of the Ruling Committee in Travel Industry Matters from 2005 to 2009. ECC Iceland considers this committee highly important and has submitted some ECC matters before the committee. The overview is available here .

Fake products

A relatively small amount of fake products and copies are sold here in Iceland, but when going on holiday it is quite common that shopaholic tourists get offers to purchase incredibly cheap jewellery, leather goods or cosmetics. You can even get a large bottle of perfume for less than

Criteria for 3-star hotels in the EEA

The ECC-Net has just published a report on comparison on minimum criteria for 3-star hotels within the EEA. It can vary between countries what requirements 3-star hotels have to meet, but hopefully the report can tell travellers what to expect in each country. The report only focuses on the

Advice on car rentals

Now that we are approaching the peak travel season ECC Iceland would like to offer advice to consumers on best practices when it comes to renting a car and how to avoid common pitfalls. It is very common that rental cars are returned to special unmanned

Rescue tourists - from high rescue costs

Recently a Swedish family had the misfortune to get lost in the Alps. In order to rescue them a helicopter had to be called in and when the family came home they received an invoice of 10.000 Euros for the rescue cost. Therefore ECC-Sweden performed

Hoax warning

ECC Iceland has been contacted by Icelandic consumers who have had a bad experience after booking a hotel room through the Turkish company www.bookinhotels.com . Consumers have booked hotel rooms through the webpage and paid with their credit cards. Once they arrive at