ADS Memorandum of understanding between China and Iceland
In the year 2004 Iceland and China signed a memorandum of understanding between the two countries facilitating the travel of organized tourist groups from China to Iceland. Under the memorandum of understanding Iceland is granted the status of approved destination (ADS) for organized tourist groups of Chinese citizens. The memorandum of understanding opens up possibilities for Icelandic tourism providers to offer services to organized groups of Chinese tourists visiting Iceland.
Registration through island.is
Icelandic travel agencies, wishing to take up cooperation with Chinese travel agencies in accordance with the ADS memorandum of understanding must register with the Icelandic Tourist Board. The registration is done online through island.is using electronic ID.
Normal person / individual – registration:
Normal persons (individuals) log into the below form using electronic ID (please note the registration form is in Icelandic).
Legal person – registration:
The registration must be completed by an individual holding authorized power of attorney. The person holding power of attorney for the company signs in through the link below using electronic ID and chooses the company to register (please note the registration form is in Icelandic).
Tourism providers who are responsible for receiving travellers under the ADS memorandum of understanding are expected to have good knowledge of its scope and hence be capable of working in accordance with the memorandum.
List of Icelandic travel agencies registered to work according to the ADS memorandum
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| No. | Company Name | Contact person | Address | Phone/ Mobile phone | Fax | E-mail Web site | Date of licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland Excursions - Gray Line Iceland | Mr. Thorir Gardarsson | Hofdatun 12 105 Reykjavik | 00 354 5401313 00 354 6601304 | 00 354 5401310 | thorir@grayline.is www.grayline.is | 4.9.2007 |
| 2 | TOURIS | Mr. Ingi Sverrisson | Frostaskjól 105 107 Reykjavik | 00 354 5178290 00 354 8976196 | 00 354 5517196 | tour@tour.is www.tour.is | 4.9.2007 |
| 3 | Iceland Travel | Mr. Arnar Thorsteinsson | Skutuvogur 13 a 104 Reykjavik | 00 354 5854360 00 354 8677183 | 00 354 5854391 | arnar@icelandtravel.is www.icelandtravel.is | 4.9.2007 |
| 4 | EagleFjord ehf. | Mr. Jón Þórðarson | Dalbraut 1 465 Bildudalur | 00 354 4562133 00 354 8941684 | 00 354 4562135 | jth@snerpa.is www.bildudalur.is | 4.9.2007 |
| 5 | Gudmundur Jonasson Travel | Mrs. Signý Guðmundsdóttir Mrs. Steinunn Guðbjörnsdóttir | Borgartún 34 105 Reykjavik | 00 354 5111515 00 354 8952007 | 00 354 5111511 | gjtravel@gjtravel.is www.gjtravel.is | 19.9.2007 |
| 6 | Guðmundur Tyrfingsson | Mr. Benedikt G. Guðmundsson Mr. Brahim Boutarhroucht | Fossnesi C 800 Selfoss | 00 354 4821210 00 354 8471310 | 00 354 4823310 | gtgroup@gtgroup.is www.gttravel.is | 21.9.2007 |
| 7 | Icelandic Farm Holidays | Mr. Sævar Skaptason Mrs. Oddný Halldórsdóttir | Síðumúli 2 108 Reykjavik | 00 354 5702700 00 354 8976240 | 00 354 5702799 | saevar@farmholidays.is www.farmholidays.is | 25.9.2007 |
| 8 | Safaris.is | Ingólfur Stefánsson | Vallarási 2 | 00 354 8220022 | ingo@safaris.is www.safaris.is | 3.2.2009 | |
| 9 | Iceland Travel ehf. | Ms. Jakobína Guðmundsdóttir Ms. Kaori Ohtomo |
Skútuvogur 13 a 108 Reykjavík |
00 354 5854300 | 00 354 5854390 | sales@icelandtravel.is | 9.5.2011 |
| 10 | Saga Dynasty Iceland Travel | Ms. Cindy Qian Mr. Leo LiChen |
Nýbýlavegur 50 200 Kópavogur |
00 354 821 8609 | 00 354 661 8609 | qcindy@gmail.com www.sagaiceland.is |
8.8.2013 |
| 11 | Okkar konur í Kína - OK ehf. / Iceland Europe Travel | Mrs. Jónína Bjartmarz Mrs. Hildur Jóna Gunnarsdóttir |
Haukanesi 12 210 Garðabæ |
00 354 518 5400 00 354 899 1264 |
00 354 518 54 01 | info@icelandeuropetravel.com | 9.5.2014 |
| 12 | Iceland Expert ehf. | Mrs. Xiaohang Líu Mr. Ingimar Ingimarsson |
Suðurhlíð 35d 105 Reykjavík |
00 354 823 8800 00 354 841 9805 |
00 354 823 8800 | info@icelandexpert.is www.icelandexpert.is |
9.4.2015 |
| 13 | Snæland Grímsson Snaeland Travel |
Mr. Oli Robert Mr. Hallgrímur Lárusson |
Langholtsvegur 109 109 Reykjavík |
00 354 588 8660 00 354 899 3067 |
00 354 588 8661 | snaeland@snaeland.is www.snaeland.is |
29.1.2016 |
| 14 | Iceland First Travel | Mr. Davíð Wang | Asparhvarf 17a 203 Kópavogur |
00 354 772 8661 | david@icelandfirsttravel.com www.icelandfirsttravel.com |
23.5.2017 | |
| 15 | Friend In Iceland | Mr. Gunnar Sigurðsson Mr. Jen Zhang |
Geirsgata 7a 101 Reykjavík |
00 354 897 7694 | 00 354 897 7694 | gus@friend.is www.friend.is |
6.6.2017 |
| 16 | Le Travel | Mrs. Lingyun Yang | Ármúli 5 108 Reykjavik | 00 354 567 1009 00 354 615 8963 |
00 354 567 1009 | huzige1986@hotmail.com | 11.7.2017 |
| 17 | Nonni Travel | Mr. Arnar Steinn Þorsteinsson Mr. Ingi Þór Guðmundsson |
Brekkugata 5 600 Akureyri |
00 354 461 1841 00 354 867 7183 |
00 354 461 1841 | nonni@nonnitravel.is www.nonnitravel.is |
8.8.2017 |
| 18 | Iceland Local Travel ehf. | Mr. Randal Zhang | Tjaldanesi 17 210 Garðabæ |
00 354 562 4005 00 354 863 8059 |
00 354 562 4001 | www.icelandlocals.com randal@icelandlocals.com |
28.2.2017 |
| 19 | Hey Iceland | Mrs. Lella Erludóttir Mr. Sævar Skaptason |
Síðumúli 2 108 Reykjavík |
00 354 5702700 00 354 2702709 |
00 354 8681223 | info@heyiceland.is https://www.heyiceland.is/ |
30.11.2018 |
| 20 | Arctic Oro ehf. | Ms. Miao Jianfang Mr. Olafur Jonsson |
Helluhraun 2 220 Hafnarfjörður |
00 354 784 3729 00 354 8652209 |
00 354 865 2209 | evemiao2009@gmail.com https://arcticoro.weebly.com/ |
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| 21 | Arcanum Mountain Guides ehf. | Ms. Elín Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir Mr. Arnar Bjarnason |
Stórhöfði 33 110 Reykjavík |
00 354 587 9999 00 354 6592 |
info@mountainguides.is www.mountainguides.is |
16.5.2019 | |
| 22 | Yuchen international Ltd. | Mr. Huiqiang Yao | Bugdulaekur 17 105 Reykjavík |
00 354 565 6328 00 354 821 2887 |
minming@yuchengltd.com minmingm@hotmail.com https://www.ferdalag.is/is/thjonusta/yuchen-international |
16.5.2019 | |
| 23 | Iceland Coach Tour Ltd. | Mrs. Hong Hua Mr. Guðmundur Skúi Hartvigsson |
Þorrasalir 15 201 Kópavogi |
00 354 856 3159 | info@nordicoachtour.com | 30.7.2019 | |
| 24 | Bus4u-Iceland ehf. | Ms. Berglind Ósk Magnúsdóttir Ms. Berglind Heiða Sigurbergsdóttir |
Vesturbraut 12 230 Reykjanesbær |
berglind@bus4u.is http://bus4u.is/ |
17.12.2019 | ||
| 25 | Norðursigling hf. | Mr. Valdimar Halldórsson Mr. Stefán Jón Sigurgeirsson |
Hafnarstétt 9 640 Húsavík |
00 354 464 7272 | info@nordursigling.is www.https://www.northsailing.is |
3.4.2020 | |
| 26 | Southcoast Adventure | Mrs. Þorgerður Jóna Guðmundsdóttir Mr. Ársæll Hauksson |
Bakkakot 861 Hvolsvöllur |
00 354 867 3535 | info@southcoastadventure.is www.southadventures.is |
22.7.2020 | |
| 27 | Marina Travel ehf. | Mr. Einar Guðjón Kristjánsson Mr. Snorri Einarsson |
Sunnubraut 4B 780 Hornafjörður |
00 354 857 8726 | info@marinatravel.is www.marinatravel.is |
25.8.2020 | |
| 28 | M&T Investment ehf/ Iceland Highlights |
Mr. Pálmi Tung Phuong Vu Mr. Marius Maciulskis |
Úlfarsbraut 52 113 Reykjavík |
00 354 787 6330 | info@iceland-highlights.com www.iceland-highlights.com |
13.10.2020 | |
| 29 | Terra Nova Sól ehf. | Mr. Bjarni Hrafn Ingólfsson Mr. Anton Jiaxu Wei |
Bíldshöfði 20 110 Reykjavík |
00 354 591 9000 | sales@terranova.is www.terranova.is |
26.2.2021 | |
| 30 | Harpa Travel ehf. | Mr. Einar Steinþórsson Mr. Steinþór Einarsson |
Holtsvegi 33 210 Garðabæ |
00 354 899 8550 | info@localguides.is www.localguides.is |
15.3.2021 | |
| 31 | Liberty Iceand ehf. | Mr. Halldór Kvaran Mr. Brynjólfur Gíslason |
Giljaseli 1 109 Reykjavík |
00 354 663 6600 | halldor.kvaran@liberty-int.com http://www.liberty-iceland.is |
7.7.2023 | |
| 32 | Tripical Ísland ehf. | Mr. Viktor Hagalín Magnason Mrs. Elísabet Agnarsdóttir |
Fiskislóð 31 101 Reykjavík |
00 354 519 8900 | elisabet@tripical.com www.nordical.com www.tripical.is |
19.7.2023 | |
| 33 | Strandgatan 7 ehf. | Mrs. Rosita Yufan Zhang Mr. Vilberg Helgason |
Pósthússtræti 13 101 Reykjavík |
00 354 821 8918 | yufantravel@yufantravel.is www.yufantravel.is |
13.12.2023 | |
| 34 | Hópferðamiðstöðin ehf./TREX | Mr. Einar Þór Guðjónsson Mrs. Saga Hlíf Birgisdóttir Mrs. Danith Chan |
Hlíðarsmári 6 201 Kópavogi |
00 354 587 6000 | info@trex.is www.trex.is |
6.6.2024 | |
| 35 | Mantu Iceland ehf. | Mrs. Meiyu Wang Mr. Yuxin Zhang |
Asparfell 12 | 00 354 782 4928 | mantuiceland@gmail.com elinwang218@gmail.com lzhang225@gmail.com |
24.6.2024 | |
| 36 | Teitur Jónasson ehf. | Mr. Teitur Jónasson Mrs. Halldóra Teitsdóttir |
Dalvegur 22 210 Kópavogur |
00 354 515 2700 | tj@teitur.is dora@teitur.is |
24.06.2024 | |
| 37 | The Great Expedition Company ehf. | Mr. Joseph Anthony Mattos-Hall Mrs. Cindy Rún Xiao Li |
Lindargata 20 101 Reykjavík |
00 354 788 0091 | joeshutter101@gmail.com c@cindyrunli.com |
10.09.2024 | |
| 38 | ArcChina ehf. | Mr. Halldór Jóhannsson Mrs. Fanney Sigrún Ingvadóttir |
Ráðhústorg 7 600 Akureyri |
00 354 461 2800 | halldor@arcticportal.org fanney@arcticportal.org |
10.09.2024 | |
| 39 | Mr. Hua Hong Mr. Xiang Chen |
Borgartún 27 105 Reykjavík |
00 354 784 4709 | maggie.h@nordibus.coach elin.c@nordibus.coach |
27.09.2024 |
Chinese travel agencies
The memorandum of understandings lays out strict conditions as to which Chinese tourism providers can manage and be responsible for obtaining visas for Chinese travel groups to Iceland and hence the Schengen area. The memorandum furthermore stipulates working procedures and details supporting documentation required for the process.
Chinese authorities designate travel agencies that are authorized to operate outbound travel of Chinese citizens to Iceland. The designation comes with responsibilities and any misconduct on behalf of a travel agency leads to the travel agency losing its permission. A Chinese travel agency must furthermore be in cooperation with an Icelandic travel agency to be authorized to bring groups to Iceland, the responsibility however, rests entirely with the Chinese travel agency.
Follow the link below to see a list of Chinese travel agencies that are authorized to plan outbound travel, including travel to Iceland.