All Entries Tagged With: "tourism"
A word of warning: September holiday season in Israel!
As a stonkingly hot August almost reaches its end, it’s time to think (and hope!) for a cooler September. But - just a word of warning here for anybody coming over to visit the Holy Land - September is going to be a bit of a nightmare, and it’s got nothing to do with the heat. Sure, it’s [...]
Is Israel safe to visit?
It’s been a while since I first wrote about how safe it is to visit Israel. And despite some deadly serious incidents involving Israel over the last 18 months, things are still pretty much the same, safety-wise. There may well have been a Gaza War some 18 months ago which rocked this part of the [...]
Israel tourism numbers reach new heights - 39% up on last year!
Israel is definitely the place to be! Last month’s numbers mean that the first half of the year has been a record breaker, with some 1.6 million tourists visiting the Holy Land so far in 2010. That’s a whopping 39% increase on the same period last year, and a nice little 10% up on Israel’s [...]
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv strike it BIG in the World’s Best Awards
In the 2010 World’s Best Awards, held annually by Travel and Leisure magazine (owned by American Express), Jerusalem was crowned the top city in Africa and the Middle East, with Tel Aviv coming in at third. The results will be published in their August issue, but can be viewed online for now here.
In a welcome [...]
Israeli Tour Guides back in Bethlehem!
Today marks a bit of a turnaround in Israeli tourism history. No, we’re not talking about yet another record smashing month, we’re talking about the fact that 50 Jewish and Druze tour guides and drivers were allowed into Bethlehem for the first time since 2000 (the outbreak of the second intifada). Israelis have been forbidden [...]
Smasshh! There goes another tourism to Israel record!
Oh yes, another record to chalk up for tourism to Israel! The month of May was a record ever May with some 309,000 visitors - that’s a third up on May 2009, which ain’t too shabby, we thinks. That now means some 1.4 million tourists have dropped by in the Holy Land in the first [...]
Tourism Ministry gives cycling tourism to Israel a huge boost
Tourism to Israel has been hitting record heights this year, and it looks like it’s only going to get better - especially if you’re a two-wheeler interested in visiting the Holy Land. Yesterday saw the Tourism Ministry present a 100 million shekel (that’s around $25 million) plan to promote cycling tourism to Israel, complete with [...]
Tourism to Israel keeps on breaking records!
Those record numbers for Israeli tourism keep a-tumbling as April sees yet another bumper month - some 317,000 tourists visited the Holy Land! That’s up some 26% on last year and is now the all-time record for April. It also means that just over ONE MILLION tourists have visited Israel in the first four months [...]
New Israel tourist campaign set to invade and occupy Europe and the US!
Tourism to Israel is certainly belting along in the right direction this year, with some record figures for March set to be joined by additional record breaking months throughout the year. The Israeli Tourism Ministry has taken note, and has announced plans to invest some 34 million shekels in advertising Israel as one heck of [...]
Tourists stranded by the volcanic cloud over Europe get help from the Tourism Ministry
As the huge cloud of volcanic dust hangs over Europe and causes havoc to the world’s airline industry, it might be of some comfort for those tourists stranded in Israel that the Israel Tourism Ministry is doing its bit to ensure their stay is as painless as possible…
There might not be that much they can [...]
March 2010: another record breaker for tourism to Israel!
And they just keep rolling in…(could it be Israel’s latest tourist attraction that has got them pouring in?). Last month saw the highest ever March figures with some 313,000 tourists visiting the Holy Land. That’s up a stunning 56% on last March, and almost 10% up on the previous record breaking March, back in 2000. [...]
Israel’s latest tourist attraction: Army boys!
Well I never. Another Holy Land surprise that’ll have you wondering what else you don’t know about Israel…oh yes, if you’re familiar with the amazing, historical sites to see in Israel, get yourself ready for the latest addition to that long, regal list of Holy Land attractions: the boys of the Israeli army!
In yet another move that seems [...]
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- Picture of the Week LXIX September 3, 2010
- Champions League glory (ahem…) awaits Hapoel Tel Aviv! August 28, 2010
- Picture of the Week LXVIII August 27, 2010
- 30 Seconds to Mars LIVE in Israel! August 21, 2010
- Picture of the Week LXVII August 20, 2010
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- 'Jerusalem Day paves the way for Israel's collapse' (Jpost) September 3, 2010
- Ra’anana man feeds humous to a Hungary nation (Jpost) September 2, 2010
- 3 weeks a year behind the wheel! (Jpost) September 2, 2010
- 'The blame game has already started' (Jpost) September 2, 2010
- US seeks framework deal as Palestine, Israel agree more talks (bignewsnetwork.com) September 3, 2010
- Palestinian armed groups vow more actions on Israel (bignewsnetwork.com) September 3, 2010
