Is it still possible to stopover in Iceland on the way to New York? Dan Kavanagh, Guildford

Doc Holiday responds: Yes it is, and on the way to other US cities too. First for New York though: Icelandair (0870 7874020) has fares from Heathrow, including a stopover in Reykjavik, from £274. You can stop in Iceland for up to seven nights, and it doesn’t matter whether the stop is on the way out, on the way back, or even in both directions. The airline offers special stopover deals across a range of hotels in Iceland too, from £30pp per night including breakfast.

Icelandair has the same stopover options are available on its flights to Boston and Baltimore, also starting at £274, Minneapolis-St Paul (from £324), Orlando (from £347), and San Francisco (from £394).

And Iceland may not be quite as expensive as you think. The FlyBus transfer from the airport to your hotel is £11, you can eat at a trendy cafe from £12 per main dish, and a beer in a bar along the happening Laugavegur is about £4 a pint. And companies are very used to stopover passengers too. One of the mini tours with Reykjavik Excursions for example, will collect you from your hotel, take you for a dip in the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, and then drop you off at the airport in time for your flight on to the States, for £24.

For further information, see www.visiticeland.com and www.visitreykjavik.is

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