Israel, Jordan ink long-awaited open airspace deal
Transportation Ministry: Agreement will cut down on flight times to Gulf nations and the far East, save on fuel and ...
Tag: travel
Israel working on direct flights to Dubai, PM says
"This is a revolution for tourism to and from Israel," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says during visit to Ben-Gurion International ...
Birthright launches online interactive tours of Israel
Users can choose visit Masada or the Western Wall, stop at a vegan restaurant, and "floating" in the Dead Sea ...
El Al grounds all passenger and cargo flights indefinitely
The decision to cancel flights comes after negotiations between Pilots Committee Chairman Nir Reuveni and El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin ...
Is EL AL en route to nationalization?
The Treasury is proposing that the government become the controlling shareholder and appoint an independent trustee to oversee the running ...
El Al to lay off 1,000 employees because of financial hit from coronavirus
Mass cancellations and halt in service to corona-hit destinations expected to cost Israel’s national airline some $70 million. Inauguration of ...
Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on 'must-visit' travel lists for 2020
The Six Senses Shaharut, opening in April, was described by CNN as “the perfect destination for the intrepid luxury traveler.”
Canada warns citizens to avoid Iran and the Iran-Iraq border
Hours after 63 Canadian citizens were killed in a plane crash in Iran, Canadian government urges nationals to avoid “non-essential ...
Israelis take over 9 million trips abroad in 2019, an all-time record
Israelis made 705,000 more trips abroad in 2019 than in 2018, and more Israelis traveled to Arab countries via Jordan ...
Signaling tensions with Russia, dozens of Israelis detained at Moscow airport
Foreign Ministry confirms that 46 Israelis, including several children, were detained for questioning by airport security for unknown reasons. Russian Embassy: ...