Travel without bedbugs: "Valpas" also certifies hotels in Iceland

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 19.02.2026

They are a nightmare for many vacationers: bedbugs. For hotels, they mean a loss of image and high costs. "Valpas" relies on chemical-free technology - and now also certifies bedbug-free accommodation in Iceland.

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In the fall of 2023, Parisian hotels made headlines; they were struggling with an acute infestation of bedbugs. But in many accommodations throughout Europe, pests are also sleeping in the sheets. "Valpas knows how to remedy this: The Finnish company has developed repellent technologies and created a network of "bedbug-free" certified hotels, and is now expanding to Iceland.

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