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It also emerged that university-educated people travelled more than people who had not studied at university, RUV reports.

People’s level of pay also, understandably, plays a role in deciding whether they travel overseas. People who earn more were more likely to go abroad this summer than low earners. Icelanders stayed an average of 14 nights away in their foreign travels this summer.

The proportion of Icelanders travelling domestically was largely unchanged from the previous summer, when around 80 percent of Icelanders travelled in their own country. According to the Gallup poll, place of residence, education and wages have less impact on whether people travel domestically than on whether they travel overseas.