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Illustrative: A camel rests with Jerusalem's Old City in the backdrop on April 5, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 16, 2023, 9:37 pm
Canadian tourist bitten by camel while visiting Jerusalem
31-year-old tells medics she was walking with a group of foreigners in Old City when camel approached and bit her, causing what ended up as minor injuries
By ToI Staff
Actor Rob Lowe in his latest show, the Netflix series 'Unstable" (Courtesy Netflix)
March 16, 2023, 1:08 pm
Brat Packer Rob Lowe spotted on ‘guys’ trip to Israel
Actor returns 30 years after first visit, when he filmed a Menachem Golan action flick
By Jessica Steinberg
Passengers at the arrival hall in the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on February 6, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 20, 2023, 7:05 pm
Tour operators urge Finance Ministry to keep VAT waiver for tourists
Tourism Industry Coordinating Office sends letter warning that ending waiver would be ‘damaging and irreversible’ to industry, economy and Israel’s international image
By Stuart Winer
Israelis evacuating on foot from Aguas Calientes, amid deadly protests in Peru, December 17, 2022. (Facebook video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 17, 2022, 5:08 pm
Travel firms begin evacuating Israelis stranded in Peru amid deadly unrest
Companies launch operation to escort dozens trapped near Machu Picchu to city of Cusco, as protesters demand release of ousted president
By Michael Horovitz and AFP
An ice cream store owner (right) assaults an American tourist in his 50s during an argument over the price of a purchase in Jerusalem's Old City, August 19, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
August 28, 2022, 5:08 pm
Jerusalem Old City seller attacks US tourist over ice cream price
Store owner arrested, charged after smashing glass over customer’s head; shop closed for 8 days following incident
By Michael Horovitz
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 7, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 11, 2022, 12:48 pm
Tourism levels continue climb toward pre-COVID records
Visitor numbers on an upward slope, with many Israelis also vacationing in local hotels
By Danielle Nagler
Tourists walk in downtown Rome, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
July 2, 2022, 7:55 am
After two pandemic years, world sees summer travel bounce — and chaos
Israelis and Palestinians among those hoping for a rebound from COVID woes, but the recovery is likely to take time
By Laurie Kellman
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres at the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, November 1, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
November 1, 2021, 2:08 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 1 – What can Bennett offer at Glasgow climate confab?
Science and health writer Nathan Jeffay reports on Israel’s reopened borders and a massive autism research grant; political correspondent Tal Schneider offers a view from Glasgow
By ToI Staff
Guests at the reception desk in a Tel Aviv hotel, April 27, 2021. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
October 24, 2021, 9:52 pm
Hoteliers doubt eased tourist rules will make a difference
Operators say new government plan to open borders to foreigners sets too-tight limits on vaccination requirements
By ToI Staff
From 'Sister of Mine,' a Maaleh Film School short featured in the school's digital tour of Jerusalem (Courtesy Maaleh)
September 9, 2021, 7:47 pm
Jerusalem film school offers camera’s-eye view of the holy city
Viewers invited to take a tour of three parts of the capital through short dramatic films created by Ma’aleh student filmmakers
By Jessica Steinberg
The Hotel Montefiore in Tel Aviv turned its parking lot into an outdoor dining space during the coronavirus summer season, July 2020 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2021, 6:07 am
Israel’s hotels eye foreign tourists and wonder: If we open, will they come?
With the rules for noncitizens entering the country about to be significantly loosened, rooms are being readied despite concerns about travel during COVID and lack of staff
By Jessica Steinberg
An American tourist wearing a face mask tours at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on February 27, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 1, 2021, 5:22 am
Gutted by pandemic, tourism to Israel saw 81% drop in 2020
Reviewing a year of crisis, Tourism Ministry expresses hope for spring resurgence and announces plans to revitalize the industry
By ToI Staff
DP World and Israeli Agrexco officials at the Fresh Market in Dubai, Nov. 2020 (DP World)
November 26, 2020, 10:03 pm
UAE welcomes Israeli tourists, but can they follow its authoritarian rules?
Groundbreaking peace deal rapidly grows kosher hospitality to make the Emirates a hot destination for wanderlust Sabras, but local Jews warn of strictly enforced social norms
By Sam Sokol
A worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant inside a citizen's service office in the Athens' eastern suburb of Dafni, March 9, 2020. The sign reads "Interior Ministry. Municipality of Dafni." (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)
March 12, 2020, 8:05 am
Greek tourist who recently visited Israel dies of coronavirus
66-year-old man is first death in Greece from deadly virus; driver of his tour group hospitalized in serious condition in northern Israel
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: South Korean tourists wearing face masks for protection from the coronavirus wait for their flight at Ben Gurion International Airport on February 24, 2020. (Flash90)
March 10, 2020, 12:32 am
Tourists will need to leave Israel as part of new travel restrictions
Health Ministry says international travelers will be given time to depart ‘in an orderly manner in the coming days,’ without specifying a deadline
By ToI Staff
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