Iceland's subsiding volcano ends tourism boom

Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption is coming to an end and with it the unexpected tourist boom that lifted the recession-hit country’s financial fortunes.

Iceland's subsiding volcano ends tourism boom

Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption is coming to an end and with it the unexpected tourist boom that lifted the recession-hit country’s financial fortunes.

It says something about a country’s fortunes when an erupting volcano is greeted as good news - but Iceland has had a hard time since its banks collapsed 18 months ago, capsizing the economy and sending unemployment soaring.

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