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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers as he arrives for the screening of the movie 'The Revenant' in Rome, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP/Gregorio Borgia)
July 31, 2025, 1:09 pm
DiCaprio-linked luxury hotel at Herzliya Marina gets building approval
Hollywood actor and producer would own 10% of the environmentally friendly, 14-floor, 365-room hotel project first announced in 2018
By Zev Stub
Part of the Rotstein family at a hotel in the northern city of Haifa after their apartment was destroyed in an Iranian missile attack on the northern city of Haifa on June 15, 2025, photographed on June 16, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
June 19, 2025, 8:47 am
Soaked in sewage but alive, missile-struck family relies on kindness of strangers
In Haifa, the now-homeless Rotstein family of 10 wonders what lies ahead now that they’ve been reduced to the clothes on their backs and two miraculously saved phylacteries
By Sue Surkes
The Abraham Hostel in Tel Aviv in an undated photo. (Mike Yudin)
July 25, 2024, 11:03 am
Abraham Group become 1st Israeli chain certified by Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Group’s four hostels rewarded by US-based organization for commitment to sustainability, supporting local community, enhancing cultural heritage, and protecting environment
By Sue Surkes
From left to right: Yochi Alon, Tzvi Alon and Rachel Fricker, in the David Dead Sea Resort dining hall, on Thursday July 20, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/TOI)
June 30, 2024, 12:07 pm
As their stay at the Dead Sea ends, Be’eri evacuees look to the future, with hope
In August, after 10 months in hotels, most Kibbutz Be’eri members will relocate to a temporary neighborhood in a kibbutz outside Beersheba until their homes are rebuilt
By Gavriel Fiske
First responders tackle a fire at the Nevele Grand Hotel, near the Catskills town of Ellenville, March 19, 2024. (Courtesy/Eric Helgesen via JTA)
April 2, 2024, 9:51 pm
The Borscht Belt is burning: In the Catskills, abandoned resorts keep catching fire
Firefighters also work to extinguish rumors that blazes are ‘Jewish lightning,’ an antisemitic term used for arson committed with the intention of collecting an insurance payout
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Evacuated Kibbutz Be'eri residents at a Dead Sea hotel, October 20, 2023. (Arik Zamir/Flash90)
March 1, 2024, 9:36 pm
At 11th hour, government okays funds for continued evacuee hotel housing
Officials in Gaza border communities criticize decision, demand more funds, as residents, hoteliers furious over procrastination; still no return date for northern evacuees
By Canaan Lidor and ToI Staff
Ella Meskel (left) and Eva Volovik enjoy being made up by volunteers at the Herod's Hotel in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2023, after fleeing from missiles from Gaza and a gunfight between kibbutz members and Hamas terrorists on October 7. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
October 10, 2023, 4:10 pm
A traumatized community from the Gaza border finds refuge at a Tel Aviv hotel
Residents of Kibbutz Nir Am spent 16 hours in safe rooms without electricity while members fought off terrorists; now they’re surrounded by Israelis eager to help
By Sue Surkes
Chef Eyal Shani (left) at Dvora, the kosher restaurant at the entrance to the Brown Debrah hotel that is one of several kosher Brown hotels (Courtesy PR)
September 27, 2023, 12:54 am
Hip Brown hotel chain embarks on holy quest for Tel Aviv’s religious visitors
The group’s boutique offerings have long catered to guests seeking urban cool. Now it’s bringing sukkahs and kosher chow to the secular city in a bid to entice a more devout crowd
By Jessica Steinberg
September 1, 2023, 12:18 pm
The Times of Israel’s 10 best hotels in Jerusalem for 2023
Jerusalem’s best hotels are as unique and special as the city itself. Here are ToI’s top choices
By ToI Staff
The views from the private pools and hot tubs gracing most of the rooms at Kibbutz Maale Hahhamisha's Gordonia hotel (Courtesy Gordonia)
February 18, 2023, 8:26 am
Private hot tubs and pools abound at Jerusalem hills hotel named for Labor Zionist
Gordonia Hotel, the latest iteration of Kibbutz Ma’ale Hahamisha’s 80-year hospitality operation, draws guests who want views and pillow menus
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli startup UpStay develops fully automated platform for personalized upgrades of hotel rooms. (Courtesy)
January 31, 2023, 9:14 pm
Canadian traveltech firm buys Israeli hotel upgrade startup UpStay, opens R&D center
Upstay’s system uses AI algorithms to send hotel guests personalized offers for upgrades; Canada’s Plusgrade says it plans to hire an additional 30 people for Israeli R&D center
By Sharon Wrobel
Screen capture from video of The Jaffa hotel in Tel Aviv-Yafo, December 2021. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 22, 2022, 11:06 am
Israeli hotel makes prestigious Condé Nast Traveler’s ‘Gold List’
The Jaffa, a former convent, described as ‘anachronistic masterpiece’ where old meets new with sweeping ceilings, neoclassical ornaments and colonnaded walkways
By ToI Staff
People bathe in the Deas Sea near a resoirt in Ein Bokek, November 2022. (Yuriy Komarov via iStock by Getty Images)
December 6, 2022, 4:57 pm
Israel welcomes over 2 million tourists in 2022 amid steady post-COVID recovery
Vacationing Israelis outpace foreign tourists in hotel stays as number of rooms increases sharply
By Danielle Nagler
Heated water and cushy daybeds at the Jerusalem Waldorf's Guerlain spa (Courtesy Waldorf Astoria)
November 19, 2022, 2:04 pm
Luxurious? Sure. But Jerusalem Waldorf’s French spa could rub some the wrong way
Treatments in closed space include products from beauty company Guerlain, and heated massage beds that could be a tad too hot to handle
By Jessica Steinberg
Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich arrives for coalition talks with Likud chief Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, November 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 8, 2022, 1:10 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 8: What’s in store on religious matters and rental prices
Diaspora and religion reporter Judah Ari Gross looks at US Jews’ reaction to Israeli election results, as real estate editor Danielle Nagler discusses rental market and hotels
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