Guide to Faroe Islands

Guide to Faroe Islands is a Faroese company which was founded in 2018 by Høgni Reistrup^[3] and others.^[4] It was subsided by the Faroese Government through Vinnuframi.^[1] The company is a collaboration of organizers of travels, excursions,^[5] car rental etc. in the Faroes. It consists of more than 100 travel companies and individuals and is the largest of its kind in the Faroe Islands.^[6] The company and its founder were mentioned by Forbes in 2022.^[7]

Guide to Faroe Islands

Industry	Travel
Founded	1 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-01)[1]
Founder	Høgni Reistrup
Headquarters	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Number of locations	2 (2019)
Area served	Faroe Islands
Products	Travel services
Owner	SP/F GTFI[2]
Website	www.guidetofaroeislands.fo

History

Guide to Faroe Islands was established in 2018 by Høgni Reistrup as a travel marketplace of tailored tours for visitors to the Faroe Islands, collaborating only with local providers based in the islands. The season is mainly during the summer months. Through 2020 and 2021 the company struggled due to the pandemic and the lack of foreign tourists.^[8] The company survived through the pandemic and in 2022 and 2023 things were almost back to normal and the travel marketplace had around 150 tailored tours for tourists.^[9] Some of the guided tours by Guide to Faroe Islands are inspired from films like James Bond or TV-series like Trom.^[10]

The James Bond tombstone

Høgni Reistrup at Kallurin, Kalsoy, in March 2022 when the James Bond tombstone was unveiled.

In 2022 the CEO of Guide to Faroe Islands, Høgni Reistrup,^[8] was one of the people who came with the idea to erect a tomb stone for the fictional character James Bond next to the Kallur lighthouse in the north of the island Kalsoy.^[11] Among these was a tour to the island of Kalsoy where the dramatic final scene from No Time to Die was shot. On a location north of the small village Trøllanes, there is now a ‘James Bond Tombstone’ to which tours are made.^[9] The tombstone was unveiled by the Faroese Prime Minister.^[12]

Honour

• 2018 - Newcomer of the Year (Faroese company) - Nominated^[13]

References

1. "Ársfrágreiðing 2018 (pdf), page 6". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
2. Trondarson, Sveinur (13 May 2022). "Høgni Reistrup: Ferðavinnan er ein fyrimunur fyri samfelagið". Dimma. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
3. "Nýggjur pallur til ferðafólk: Kunnu bíleggja túrar og aðrar upplivingar". Dagur.fo. Portalurin. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
4. "The Funningur Approach: Coffee Talk With Høgni Reistrup". the-faroe-islands.com. My Faroe Islands - Anja's blog. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
5. Ecott, Tim (29 November 2023). "Faroe Islands farmers charge a fee to access beauty spots as visitor numbers soar". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
6. Thomsen, Leivur (22 February 2019). "Myndatúrar við ferðafólki". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
7. "7 Fascinating Facts About The Faroe Islands". forbes.com. Forbes. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
8. "Grav- ella minnissteinur?". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
9. Brett, Scander. "Post-pandemic travel: How the Faroe Islands bounced back". Scan Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
10. "Fyrstu fyrispurningarnir frá ferðafólki eru longu komnir". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
11. Cunningham, Ed (24 March 2022). "A gravestone dedicated to James Bond has just appeared in the Faroe Islands". Timeout.com. Timeout. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
12. "Tombstone erected on the Faroe Islands James Bond location". jamesbondlifestyle.com. Bond Lifestyle. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
13. "Kjósan: Ársins ferðavinnufólk, Ársins nýbrot og Ársins eldsál". nordlysid.fo. Norðlýsið. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2024.