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American Christian students on a Passages trip to Israel. (Courtesy of Passages)
January 14, 2020, 3:02 am
US Christian students come to Holy Land to connect to biblical and modern Israel
Launched in 2016 and funded by conservative US gentiles and Jews, the Passages program aims to shape the next generation of Christian leaders and shore up support for Jewish State
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Passengers wait at the departure terminal at Ben Gurion International airport on December 17, 2017. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
January 7, 2020, 1:59 pm
Record 4.9 million people visited Israel in 2019, 12% more than 2018
Of those who came, 4.6 million stayed at least one night; figures show there were also 9.2 million exit trips last year, a rise of 8% over the previous year
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: A view of the Cyprus coastline (YouTube screenshot)
November 13, 2019, 10:19 pm
Cyprus teams up with Israel to promote Eastern Mediterranean cruises
Praising the close political ties, Cypriot tourism chief Savvas Perdios says both countries ‘very open to such collaboration’
By AP
Tourists look at the view of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount from the lookout of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, on October 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 26, 2019, 1:59 pm
Record number of tourists came to Israel over past year — ministry
Arrivals in the country during past 12 months expected to hit 4.6 million, an 18% increase
By Stuart Winer
The Dome of the Rock is accessible to disabled travelers via ramp. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 21, 2019, 8:05 am
Holy rolling: Old City sites, lanes now accessible for travelers in wheelchairs
After a 9-year renovation project, disabled tourists can access most of Jerusalem’s famous attractions, and might find some surprises on the way
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Ben Maimon boulevard in Jerusalem was inspired by European thoroughfare and many of its early residents were immigrants from Europe. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 14, 2019, 10:01 am
Grandeur restored on Jerusalem’s Ben Maimon boulevard, home to our first PMs
Visitors to the capital can tour the revamped Levi Eshkol visitor center, the country’s oldest art gallery and view 1930s architecture on the European-inspired thoroughfare
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Tourists walk down the street in the northern Israeli city of Safed.
July 22, 2019, 12:45 pm
As ultra-Orthodox move in, the face of tourism changes in Safed
Only four hotels remain open in the northern Israeli holy city, down from more than 20 in the 1980s
By TOI staff
The homey, spacious lounge area of Abraham Hostel Tel Aviv, the chain's third location (Courtesy Abraham Hostel)
July 1, 2019, 1:59 pm
Named for biblical host Abraham, an Israeli hostel group seeks a bigger tent
Budget, socially conscious chain that offers tours and experiences along with beds is making use of a $7 million investment to add to its 3 locations
By Jessica Steinberg
Passengers boarding what appears to be one of the final Arkia Airlines flights to Eilat at the Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv on June 30, 2019. (Flash90)
June 30, 2019, 9:39 pm
Amid vocal protests, Netanyahu says Tel Aviv’s Sde Dov Airport to close Monday
State to compensate Eilat with NIS 400 million development plan; court nixes planned Tuesday strike at Ben Gurion Airport
By TOI staff
The planned cable car to Jerusalem's Old City, as seen in a screenshot from a video by the NGO Emek Shaveh.
June 3, 2019, 7:07 pm
Contentious Jerusalem cable car plan clears hurdle, requires government approval
$55 million project opposed by environmentalists, urban planners, architects, Palestinian residents, religious minority groups
By AP and TOI staff
Sarah Jessica Parker attends a screening of HBO's "Divorce" season 2 at The Whitby Hotel on June 1, 2018, in New York. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
June 2, 2019, 9:50 pm
Sarah Jessica Parker in Tel Aviv for private family visit
Star of TV series ‘Divorce’ and ‘Sex and the City’ spotted in Israel
By JTA
2018 Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai performs at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square on May 14, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 7, 2019, 6:44 am
Countdown to a ‘douze’-y of a Eurovision celebration
Now that the Gaza flareup is over, Tel Aviv is pulling out all the stops for the international song contest, aiming to hit just the right note for its many visitors
By Jessica Steinberg
Tourists visit the archaeological site of Tel Shiloh in the West Bank, March 12, 2019. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
March 27, 2019, 4:32 pm
Ancient West Bank site draws Christians, and controversy
Tel Shiloh archaeological digs popular with Evangelical tourists, but ignore Muslim history of site
By Ilan Ben Zion
An IDF helicopter assists in recovering the body of US tourist who apparently slipped and fell to his death in a ravine in the Eilat mountains area, March 10, 2019. (Israel Police)
March 10, 2019, 4:19 pm
American hiker falls to death in Eilat Mountains
Body of 20-year-old recovered by IDF; family notified
By TOI staff
A Ryanair Boeing 737 airliner seen at Ramon Airport near Eilat, March 4, 2019. (Rafi Peled/ Israel Airport Authority)
March 4, 2019, 9:58 pm
Eilat’s Ramon airport welcomes first international flights
Ryanair flight from Poland first from abroad to land at new airport; old airport in center of Eilat set to close later this month
By Ori Lewis
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