Iceland is becoming quite the popular destination with travelers, but you may have trouble getting a hotel room near popular areas. Accommodations are seeing a shortfall in availability in tourist hotspots, while less popular areas have available rooms. That reality has tour companies looking outside commonly-visited areas for rooms. Iceland’s peak season seems to be starting earlier every year, a tour operator told Lonely Planet. It also seems to be extending later, going beyond the typical endpoint of late August. Popular areas like the south coast from the capital region to Höfn í Hornafirði seem to be perpetually booked, he said. These areas are overcrowded, while more remote, less-visited regions of the country remain desolate. Accommodations in these areas have plenty of availability. This reality is forcing travelers to change their travel dates or get creative on what parts of the island nation they choose to visit. The country’s recent rise in visitor numbers has apparently not been met equally by an increase in accommodations.