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Israel travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Israel, a Middle Eastern country on the Mediterranean Sea, is regarded by Jews, Christians and Muslims as the biblical Holy Land. Its most sacred sites are in Jerusalem. Within its Old City, the Temple Mount complex includes the Dome of the Rock shrine, the historic Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Israel’s financial hub, Tel Aviv, is known for its Bauhaus architecture and beaches.
How to become a terrorist in Israel? Simply violate COVID19 restrictions
Israel means it when they ask citizens to be isolated. Anyone not following the rules will be...
Israel just killed Tourism with a 2 week Quarantine for Everyone
Israel, the land of creation closed its borders to foreigners, including tourists. Israel citizens...
COVID-19 blacklisted EU countries: Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Austria
Israel on Wednesday ordered a two-week quarantine on people arriving from France, Germany, Spain...
Are Israelis stop traveling over COVID-19?
Some El Al Airlines employees are in self-quarantine already, according to the Israel Health...
Israel taking steps to minimize global spread of Coronavirus COVID-19
Israel is taking no chances with the outbreak and spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Numerous flights...
Why Israel says no to visitors from Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, Thailand?
The Republic of Korea Embassy protested in Tel Aviv about a Korean Airlines flight that was not...
Are Japanese travelers spreading Coronavirus unknowingly?
A Japanese man has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shortly after...
Why Opening an Embassy in Jerusalem can help Uganda Tourism
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, visited Uganda a week ago where talks were held with...
More than a ‘Nosh’: United Airlines expands Kosher menu on US-Tel Aviv flights
This month, United Airline is taking Kosher cuisine to new heights by introducing a variety of new...
No Travel Warning for Thailand: TAT fights back
Should you travel to Thailand with the threat of coronavirus? Israel’s Foreign Ministry...
Israeli hotels break record with 12.1 million tourists in 2019
The Department of Economic Research of the Israel Hotels Association published its 2019 data for...
President Trump’s ‘Vision’ for Mideast Peace
While Israel has accepted to negotiate based on the proposal’s contours, the Palestinian Authority...
Israel latest Travel Trend: Saudi Arabia
Israel announced today that it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the...
Iran threatens attack on Israel and UAE
Iran is warning that if there is retaliation for the two waves of attacks they launched today the...
US Embassy warns Americans in Israel of rocket attacks and ‘security incidents’
The US Embassy in Jerusalem, on Monday, urgently warned the Americans in Israel, the West Bank, and...
Israel tourists target Africa for travel holidays
A group comprised of 455 Israel tourists arrived in Northern Tanzania last week for Christmas and...
Israel Visitors now say Shalom to Tanzania
Visitors from Israel are becoming more and more important for Africa. With new nonstop flights...
Israel – Russia Tourism has some Immigration Issues
In October 568 Russian tourists were not granted entry, and in November, 569. Dozens of Israelis...
Russia denies entry to ‘visa-free’ Israeli visitors in apparent tit for tat
Dozens of Israeli visitors were denied entry into Russia and detained at Moscow Domodedovo...
Jerusalem tops the list of world’s fastest growing travel destinations
With 38% growth in tourism to Jerusalem in 2019, Israel’s capital city once again has been...
Wild pigs invade Israel’s Haifa
The Israeli city of Haifa, likened by some as ‘Israel’s San Francisco’, is experiencing a new wave...
Merry Chrismukkah! Israel Tourism ringing in 2020 with new hotels and flights
The festive season is here, and with Hanukkah and Christmas overlapping this year, travelers are...
King David Hotel Executive Chef named Israel’s Chef of the Year
Dan Hotels’ David “Dudu” Biton, the executive chef of the iconic King David Hotel...
Air Seychelles links with Israel with nonstop flight
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, welcomed its first non-stop...
Shalom from the Center of the World
There is a saying in the Midrashic literature that God gave the world ten measures of beauty, nine...
Travel agents from North America visit Israel
The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Conference for Senior Tourism Agents from the United...
Go Global Travel completes additional acquisition of B2B accommodation provider in Brazil
Leading global B2B travel product consolidator and technology powerhouse Go Global Travel Ltd...
Israel Ministry of Tourism hosts Second Hotel Investment Summit in Tel Aviv
As Israel prepares to host the second Israel Hotel Investment Summit (IHIS), part of the...
African Tourism Board says Shalom to its newly appointed Ambassador to Israel
The African Tourism Board appointed Dov Kalmann as its ambassador to Israel last week. This...
El Al Israeli airline pays tribute to retiring legendary Boeing 747s
Israeli airline El Al laid on a fitting tribute to mark the end of its use of the huge Boeing 747...
Ryanair announces new flight between Toulouse, France and Tel Aviv, Israel
Ryanair, an Irish budget airline headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland, with its primary...
Israel Ministry of Tourism names new Tourism Commissioner for North America
The Israel Ministry of Tourism has appointed Eyal Carlin as the new Tourism Commissioner for North...
Israel Ministry appoints Director of Tourism for Canada
The Israel Ministry of Tourism has appointed Gal Hana as Consul, Director of Tourism for Canada...
London Heathrow-Tel Aviv: Virgin Atlantic launches Israel flights
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways – the UK’s second largest airline, has...
Israel: Third consecutive record-breaking year for incoming tourism
Israel ends the Hebrew calendar year 5779 with an all-time record of 4.6 million tourist arrivals...
Shana Tova! Israel Tourism toasts to Rosh Hashanah with hotel openings, star-studded events and new adventures
As Israel celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the year 5780 on the Hebrew calendar, the...
El Al Israel Airlines says goodbye to its Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet
El Al Israel Airlines made the last flight of jumbo jets between Israel and the US after 48 years...
Jerusalem poised to become Israel’s incentive trips capital
Over the next 3 weeks, Israel will host some 8,300 tourists taking part in the two largest...
El Al Israel Airlines announces new Dublin and Dusseldorf flights
The flag carrier of Israel, El Al Israel Airlines has announced that it is launching new routes...
Israeli tourists stuck in India
Most Israeli tourists have cancelled their Kashmir itinerary and are extending their stay in Leh...
Brown Hotels announces seven new properties in Israel in 2019/20
Tel Aviv-based hospitality group Brown Hotels officially announces today its plan to open seven new...
Chaos: Baggage system failure shuts down Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport
A 10-hour malfunction with the baggage handling system created luggage pile ups in the departure...
American Airlines 2020 international expansion plans released
American Airlines is opening new international aviation route to Europe, Israel and Morocco in 2020...
From North to South and East to West, Israel is the Land of Adventure
Beyond Israel’s most popular tourist attractions – such as Jerusalem’s Old City, the Dead Sea and...
Go Global Travel completes three additional acquisitions of B2B accommodation providers
· Go Global Travel welcomes Olympia Europe (UK) and two Italian based companies into its family ·...
Israel’s tourism boom leads to increase in new hotel openings, construction and renovations
Israel’s boom in tourism is leading hotel brands to create new hotel concepts, open new properties...
Israel tourism: 93% of visitors rate their experience good to excellent
Israeli Ministry of Tourism has just released its latest Inbound Tourism Survey and the results are...
Israel tourists love Seychelles and Air Seychelles returns a Shalom
Air Seychelles has today announced the commencement of a new service linking the Seychelles and...
Tel Aviv and Orlando: Now Nonstop
In May, Florida Governor DeSantis led a delegation of state leaders on a historic business...
Where Phoenicians Prepared Rare Color
Researchers say they have found the first indisputable evidence of what they believe was a major...
Tourism Master Plan for Tel Aviv and Jaffa is setting new trends
Tel Aviv and Jaffa’s travel and tourism means a rare beach with vibrant urban qualities; an...
LINK hotel & hub redefines future of hospitality in Tel Aviv
LINK hotel & hub, a new and innovative hotel powered by Israel’s leading hospitality brand...
Israel Airports Authority: ‘Many’ planes lose GPS signal in Ben Gurion Airport airspace
On Wednesday, the Israel Airports Authority (IAA) confirmed reports that “many” pilots had been...
Record-breaking trend: Israel Tourism continues to rise
Israel Tourism continues to rise, as more travelers are choosing the country as their next travel...
Israeli tourism up 11.1% with 440,000 tourist entries in May
According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 440,000 tourist entries...
El Al’s subsidiary Sun d’Or launches Tel Aviv-Dubrovnik route
Sun d’Or, a fully owned subsidiary of Israel’s national carrier El Al which uses the brand...
Air Europa announces new Malaga-Tel Aviv service
Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U. (Air Europa), third largest airline in Spain after Iberia and...
Old City of Jerusalem tourist cable car project approved
Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee has rejected a slew of petitions against the cable...
The Most Luxurious Features Found On Airplanes
Flying first class on a luxury airline and experiencing the glam that comes with it is truly a...
Organizing the rape of children: A lucrative tourism business for former Israeli soldier
Tourists travel to Colombia often loo0king for drugs and to rape children. This is a very dark...
Israel welcomed over 405,000 visitors in April – 7% rise in tourist arrivals
An analysis of the seasonally adjusted data provided by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics...
Rothschild’s Dan Caesarea reborn as Israel’s most dynamic Mediterranean resort
The most dynamic “new” resort hotel on Israel’s Mediterranean shore town of...
Israel Loves Africa: African Tourism Board and Rwanda Air Take Action
African Tourism Board representative in Israel Mr. Dov Kalmann, has sent his congratulations to H.E...
Controversial Eurovision in Israel crowns The Netherland with Arcade by Duncan Laurence
The Eurovision contest in Tel Aviv Israel was a nonstop tourist party but not without controversy...
Israel Hotels Association: Tourist stays up 9% in Q1 2019
The Economic Research Department of the Israel Hotels Association published data for the first...
Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport set for major expansion
Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport is set to significantly grow after Israel’s Transportation...
Tourism in Tel Aviv is one big party this week with Eurovision
Tourism is booming in Tel Aviv this week with hotels sold out, residents staying with relatives to...
The year of the airports: Travel to the hubs of the future
The year 2019 will be remembered as the year of the inaugurations of large and small strategic...
EL AL Israel Airlines & Alaska Airlines announce new global partnership
EL AL Israel Airlines and Alaska Airlines today expanded their commercial relationship to include a...
Eurovision Song Contest in Israel: A terror target for Islamic Jihads?
The Eurovision Song Contest, a massively popular annual competition, a major travel and tourism...
No Easter Travel for Palestinian Christians in Gaza
There are around 1,100 Palestinian Christians in Gaza, many of whom are descended from the earliest...
Israel’s Tourism Ministry goes interactive
Israel’s Ministry of Tourism launched an interactive map that displays thousands of items of...
Thank you for flying TAP Air Portugal: Welcome to Tel Aviv
Israel has about 9 million inhabitants and annually receives more than 4 million visitors. TAP Air...
Wizz Air: Now flying from Krakow to Tel Aviv
Wizz Air is set to launch new direct flights between Krakow, Poland, and Tel Aviv, Israel, in...
Tel Aviv Mayor hosts delegations from countries participating in 2019 Eurovision Contest
Ron Huldai, the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo hosted the Heads of Delegation of the 41 countries...
New boutique hotel to open in the heart of Jerusalem in 2022
Fattal Hotels has announced the plans for a new boutique hotel in the heart of Israel’s...
Jerusalem’s tourist landmark Temple Mount shut down after firebombing
Unrest at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount (also known as Haram esh-Sharif and the Al Aqsa Compound) led...
Seychelles present at 25th Edition of International Mediterranean Tourism Market
Destination Seychelles makes a first footprint on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
King of Jordan Abdullah II to receive the Lamp of Peace of St. Francis in Assisi
His Majesty the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, will visit, accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen of...
