Sustainability

HI Iceland has ever since it was formed in 1939 focused on respecting the nature and making travelling accessible for everyone. We try to offer good quality services and facilities, and base our work on HI Iceland’s General Quality Standards.

All HI Iceland hostels are expected to pull their load when it comes to sustainability and work according to our environmental policy. Their local situations differ and and they are at different stages in putting the policy into practice in all their daily and annual activities. The Hostels which are particularly dedicated to sustainability are called Green Hostels and are specially labelled to make green choices easier for our guests.

We would like to ask all our guests to take part in environmental work both at home and abroad. To make this easier we offer a few tips on how to travel green, many of which also apply when returning home. The three R’s of sustainability, reduce, reuse, recycle, apply everywhere in the world. Don’t think your choice doesn’t matter; start with the little things, and work your way through it. Together we will make a difference.

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	2011		Akranes Hostel, Grundarfjörður Hostel and Bíldudalur hostel were successfully certified as HI Quality Hostels. This Certificate is an official recognition by Hostelling International, of excellence in provision of service and hospitality.

	2010		The Reykjavík Hostels, Reykjavík City and Reykjavík Downtown, receive the environmental recognition of the Ministry for the Environment

	2010		The Reykjavík Hostels, Reykjavík City and Reykjavík Downtown, receive the Icelandic Tourist Board Environmental Award 2010

	2010		The Reykjavík Downtown Hostel was successfully certified as HI Quality Hostel. This Certificate is an official recognition by Hostelling International, of excellence in provision of service and hospitality.

	2010		Reykjavik Downtown Hostel got certificated by the Nordic Ecolabel, The Swan. The Swan is the official Ecolabel of the Nordic countries and stands for running a successful Environmental Quality System.

	2005		The Reykjavík City Hostel was successfully certified as HI Quality Hostel. Reykjavik City Hostel became one of the first 12 Hostels around the World to receive this certification of Quality.

	2004		Reykjavik City Hostel got certificated by the Nordic Ecolabel, The Swan

	2003		HI Iceland receives the Icelandic Tourist Board Environmental Award 2003

	2002		Reykjavík City Hostel received the yearly City of Reykjavík Environmental Award for its contribution to environmental program.