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People tour through the ruins of ancient Persepolis, which served as the capital of the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire in southern Iran on May 13, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
July 8, 2025, 10:25 pm
Some European tourists still travel to Iran, flouting dire warnings
Despite frequent unwarranted arrests of foreign nationals, European travelers shrug off potential danger
By AFP
People lounge in the AquaDome area of Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, during a media day preview as it prepares for its inaugural public voyage, January 11, 2024, in Miami. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
March 9, 2025, 8:12 am
As war brings spikes in airfare and antisemitism, cruise ships see a new wave of Israelis
With traditional vacation plans more expensive and unpredictable than ever, people desperate for a break take to the high seas in what may be an enduring trend
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on April 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 6:12 pm
Visitors to Israel face a new headache from Jan. 1: Applying for a travel permit
Foreign nationals from visa-exempt countries seeking to visit Israel, including those from the US and European Union, will have to apply for a travel permit and pay a $6.80 fee
By Sharon Wrobel
FILE - Arthur Frommer, 83, and his daughter, Pauline Frommer, 46, pose among tourists in the Wall Street area in New York, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
November 19, 2024, 6:33 pm
Arthur Frommer, guidebook trailblazer who opened world to travelers, dies at 95
Legendary Jewish writer made international travel feel attainable with budget-friendly tourism guides at a time when overseas trips were exclusive province of wealthy jet-setters
By AP and ToI Staff
Passengers at the departure hall in the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 24, 2024, 9:44 pm
As foreign carriers return to Israel, will sky-high airfares finally drop this summer?
Foreign airlines resume their routes to Israel though at reduced capacity, with Israelis seeking short breaks from the war in Eastern European destinations seen as safe
By Sharon Wrobel
A Booking.com search for the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim shows a new travel advisory banner (Screenshot)
October 1, 2022, 7:32 pm
Booking.com introduces travel warnings for Israeli, Palestinian West Bank properties
Company adds small text advisory on search results denoting ‘conflict-affected area’; Israel says it dissuaded company from using harsher wording
By ToI Staff and AP
View of a newly built water pools in the Jewish settlement of Nokdim, in the West Bank, on October 20, 2021 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
September 22, 2022, 11:29 am
Israel vows ‘diplomatic war’ over Booking.com safety warnings on West Bank listings
Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov disputes travel site’s explanation that planned alerts are needed because area has become unsafe, says move is ‘political’
By Andrew Lapin
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
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan (left) appears with journalist Peter Greenberg on a safari in Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania for the television show “The Royal Tour.” (Karen Ballard via AP)
May 21, 2022, 12:03 pm
7 years after Netanyahu played host, unique travel show back with another top guide
In each episode, a different country’s leader serves as tour guide to US journalist Peter Greenberg; following pause for pandemic, latest show visits Tanzania
By David Bauder
In this file photo taken on September 7, 2017, tourists sunbathe at the beach in the resort town of Ayia Napa in southeastern Cyprus. (Florian Choblet/AFP)
May 13, 2020, 4:14 am
Israel said aiming to resume travel with low-infection bloc in July
Plan would reportedly see flights to Greece and Cyprus initially, before expanding to other European countries that have managed to beat back virus
By ToI Staff
A British Government official speaks with passengers of the British travel group Thomas Cook at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Mallorca on September 23, 2019. (JAIME REINA / AFP)
September 23, 2019, 6:27 pm
UK tour company Thomas Cook collapses, stranding 600,000 abroad
178-year-old debt-laden company blames Brexit as it lays off all 22,000 workers, immediately halts all travel services, sparking Britain’s largest repatriation since WWII
By Ben Perry
Observation tower at Ben Gurion International Airport. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
From the WebApril 26, 2016, 7:23 am
Israel offers subsidies to airlines launching direct service To Tel Aviv
Travel Market Report: The move is the next phase of the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Open Skies’ program
An Airbnb listing in the settlement of Kfar Adumim, accessed on January 12, 2016. (Screen capture: AirBnB)
April 21, 2016, 3:13 pm
Pictures of hosts, not homes, key for Airbnb renters, study shows
Hebrew University researchers find that trust — based on photos — is a primary factor in how much users were willing to pay
By David Shamah
Tourists cover themselves in scarves as they wait for their group at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, as tempratures begin to drop and winter sets in, October 28, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 5, 2015, 4:43 pm
Big data makes for happy tourists, Israeli start-up says
Manage Your Trip pools data about trips that succeeded, and that didn’t, to help tour operators avoid mistakes
By David Shamah
Illustrative: A RyanAir Boeing 737 plane. (Courtesy)
July 8, 2015, 12:13 pm
Low-cost airline Ryanair to begin Israel flights
Discount carrier’s entry into local market will bring European vacationers to the southern city of Eilat
By Luke Tress
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