Travel in Israel

Despite the ongoing war with Hamas, Israel's ministry of tourism reports that in January, the country reached 34% of the number of North American tourists it had during the same month of 2023.

Franco-Palestinian chef and hotelier Fadi Kattan, who splits his time between projects in London and the West Bank, can now add author to his repertoire. His new cookbook, Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food, set to be released on May 14 in the US, honors his hometown and its people. In a devastating time for Palestinians, as a violent war with Israel pushes surviving Gazans to the brink of famine and impacts life for those in the West Bank every day, Kattan's book aims to bring Bethlehem into people’s kitchens to preserve the traditions, culture, and flavors of Palestine well beyond the region.

Global fintech leader in automated VAT claim and return solutions, Way2VAT Ltd, announces it has received firm commitments from new and existing institutional, professional and sophisticated investors to raise approximately A$4.25 million (before costs), to be completed via the issue of approximately 193.2 million fully paid ordinary shares in the company at an issue price of A$0.022 per Placement Share

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Ryanair has written to Ben Gurion International Airport calling on them to confirm when Terminal 1 will reopen, which will allow Ryanair to resume selling flights to and from Tel Aviv.

ALTOUR will be the first Atriis client to go live in March. The content will become widely available to all Atriis users during Q2 2024.

Merging industry insights with Bites’ unique AI-driven training solutions, hospitality expert David Jacques Farahi joins as President to transform engagement and learning for frontline staff.

As one of Europe’s largest airline supergroups, what’s happening at Air France-KLM matters.

Although Norwegian Cruise Line has cut trips to the Middle East this year due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the company is seeing strong demand for trips to other regions — in particular, the Caribbean.

Online travel agency Booking Holdings revealed lower expectations for the first quarter and full year of 2024 as travel demand in the United States begins to normalize following a post-pandemic surge.

United Airlines just became the latest carrier to increase checked baggage fees this year, implementing the change over the weekend.

Travelers who want to visit Tel Aviv will soon be able to, as United Airlines plans to resume the daily flight service between Israel and New York. The service was suspended in October 2023 for passengers and cargo due to the ongoing war in the region.

United Airlines is set to resume Israel service early next month.

United Airlines will resume flights to Israel this spring for the first time in months, becoming the first major carrier in the United States to do so since the start of the war in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

United will resume flying to Israel in early March, making it the first U.S. airline to return to Israel since the war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7.

An investigation is underway into how a woman boarded an American Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport and flew to Los Angeles without showing a ticket last week, officials said on Friday.

Global travel retailer Gebr. Heinemann made an important acquisition at the end of January at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, named after Israel’s first prime minister. The Hamburg-based company bought the shares of James Richardson in the duty-free joint venture retail business JR/Duty Free, which was established in 2017.

The latest publicly available scheduling data indicates that American Airlines has removed Tel Aviv from its flight schedule until at least October 2024. The decision comes in the wake of the notorious terrorist attack launched by Hamas on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. 

Two parents are suing United Airlines, alleging their 6-year-old daughter was burned by a hot meal due to a faulty tray table.

American Airlines has delayed its return to Israel until at least October. The carrier confirmed to Skift that operations to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended until October 26, 2024. 

A revamped Trivago Guy campaign, this one using just one actor whose monologue is powered by AI, is getting a mixed reaction in the 20 or so markets it’s running in around the world.