Icelandair, which this week announced it will add two new flights between Denver and Reykjavik next summer, has renewed its offer to provide an airline employee as a “buddy” to help travelers experience Iceland like a local.

Through March 31, travelers who include a stay in Iceland en route to another destination, can request a Stopover Buddy to help make the most of those few days. The buddy will spend a day with as many as four travelers, helping them navigate, for example, the arrival of the Icelandic Yule Lads, the Winter Lights festival in Reykjavik or Annual Beer Day, the airline said in a news release.

During the program’s first run, from February through April, more than 700 buddy requests were made and the airline was able to organize approximately 100 trips, or about one a day, Icelandair spokesman Michael Raucheisen said Tuesday.

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October 30, 2014 Beyond glaciers and hot springs, Iceland is a tourist’s wonderland This time around, the airline is pushing the idea of using the stopover for a celebration — such as a milestone birthday or a bucket-list adventure — that the Buddies can help make “even more memorable and affordable with their unique local insight,” the airline said.

The service is free and Buddies are assigned on a first-come first-served basis, so book early. Hip tip: Though the service is geared toward people who are merely stopping over in Iceland, travelers who have the country as a final destination can apply, too.

Icelandair, which began flying four flights per week from Denver International Airport in 2012, now has daily service between Denver and Reykjavik. Next summer, an eighth flight will depart Denver on Tuesdays June 1 through Sept. 14 and a ninth will depart Denver on Fridays June 12 through Sept. 4.

DIA said Tuesday that the increased Icelandic service marks the first time in Denver aviation history that a carrier has operated more than one daily flight to the same trans-Atlantic destination.

More than 60 passengers travel between Denver and Reykjavik daily. Reykjavik now is Denver’s eighth-largest European market. DIA said Icelandair is the leading carrier for Denver passengers traveling to Paris, and to other northern destinations, including Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki.