‘Tourism’ Articles at The ESSENTIAL guide to Israel

7 bloody good reasons to visit Israel in 2018

If you're still on the fence about visiting Israel, we're here to convince you that a visit to the Holy Land in 2018 has to be done! We've come up with 7 bloody... Read More...

2017 is officially a record-breaking year for tourism to Israel!

We think it's about time you joined the party (if you haven't already) - 2017 was a record-breaking year for tourism, with some 3.6 million tourists visiting Is... Read More...

Tourism to Israel in 2017 hits a record high!

Yep, if you were thinking of making a trip to Israel to see some of its fantastic sites, just know you're not alone - tourism to Israel hit a new record month f... Read More...

Conan O’Brien in Israel: the video collection!

The mightily awesome US comedian Conan O'Brien recently made a visit to Israel, and what a time he had! If you're in need of a laugh this morning, we've coll... Read More...

Israel Cruise Excursions

If you're on a cruise and stopping by at one of Israel's main shore excursion ports (Haifa or Ashdod), don't miss one of our amazing off-shore excursions! We ha... Read More...

The BURNING question: is Israel safe to visit?

Tourism to Israel in 2017 is climbing like a rocket baby!

After a couple of so-so years (after a record-breaking 2013), it looks like 2017 is heading to be a cracking year for incoming tourism numbers to Israel! Jus... Read More...

Visiting Jordan from Israel just got a whole lot more expensive

UPDATE: This post has been updated with correct information here. Many tourists visiting Israel often take a quick trip to Jordan. Obviously some stay over i... Read More...

Start practicing your Ni Hao Ma’s – the Chinese are coming to Israel BIG time!

With 2014 proving to be a very decent year for tourism (down just 1% on 2013, even with a nasty little war right in the middle of the year, which undoubtedly ha... Read More...

April 2014 is yet another record breaker for tourism to Israel!

Well, they keep on coming! According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, a record-breaking 342,000 tourists visited Israel in April 2014, up 14% on last yea... Read More...

TEN awesome reasons to visit Israel in 2014!

If you still haven't decided whether or not to visit Israel in 2014, then this one is for you... 2013 was another cracking year for things to see and do in... Read More...

Smaaasssh! It’s official – 2013 was a record-breaking year for tourism to Israel!

Well, it looked on the cards throughout the year, but now it's official: 2013 was a record-breaking year for tourism to Israel! Oh yes, some 3.54 million tour... Read More...