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Illustrative: Israeli resort city Eilat, southern Israel, November 11, 2019. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
March 30, 2026, 3:43 pm
Passover hotel programs see mass exodus as war disrupts holiday travel plans
Flight cancellations and security concerns make the journey in and out of Israel nonviable for tens of thousands, dealing a blow to the growing kosher for Passover hospitality industry
By Zev Stub
A view of downtown Dubai on March 3, 2026. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
March 4, 2026, 10:19 pm
Grounded by war, Dubai’s super-rich are paying megabucks to flee hard-hit UAE
Turkish family drives six hours through desert to Oman, paying $200,000 to fly from Muscat to Geneva, as missiles shake glitzy city once known for its opulence and safety
By Alex Nicoll
Chinese passangers wait in a line to have their COVID-19 vaccination documents examined as a preventive measure against coronavirus, after arriving at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, 2023. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
January 3, 2023, 12:09 pm
China decries ‘unacceptable’ COVID restrictions on nation’s travelers
Official warns of ‘countermeasures’ to restrictions as country faces huge wave of infections after ending strict quarantine measures
By Laurie CHEN and Hector RETAMAL
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
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 30, 2021, heading for COVID-19 tests. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 21, 2022, 6:27 am
Israel ends COVID tests for international arrivals as pandemic continues to recede
In another milestone, masking requirements on international flights will also largely end starting Monday
By ToI Staff
The central city of Netanya and the Mediterranean Sea, December 2020 (Alexey Firsov via iStock by Getty Images)
May 17, 2022, 7:39 pm
Away for 2 years, foreign owners flock back to Israel homes as COVID rules are eased
Non-citizens who own second homes in Israel are once again able to reach them, though many are finding time did not treat their properties well
By Danielle Nagler
Travelers arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel enter the COVID-19 testing area, July 1, 2021. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
May 16, 2022, 10:05 pm
Starting Saturday, air travel to Israel won’t require any COVID tests
Health Ministry says that, like Israelis, foreign arrivals won’t have to take PCR tests at Ben Gurion, nor will they have to test negative before boarding flights to Israel
By ToI Staff
Medical technicians test passengers for COVID-19 at Ben Gurion International Airport, on March 8, 2021. (Flash90)
May 8, 2022, 2:34 pm
Israel to scrap mandatory airport COVID testing on May 20
Also, starting Tuesday, noncitizens will be allowed to take an antigen test instead of a PCR before boarding incoming flight, as remaining virus regulations are further scaled back
By ToI Staff
Palestinian American civil society activist Ubai Aboudi holds a copy of the Palestinian police report that includes the investigation and charges against him, at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
May 2, 2022, 5:20 am
Israel said to block Palestinian-American activist from traveling abroad
Ubai Aboudi is head of Bisan, one of six Palestinian groups that Israel last year designated terrorist organizations; groups deny terror ties and continue to operate
By AP
Hailey Kops and Evgeni Krasnopolski, of Israel, compete in the pairs free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, February 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
February 21, 2022, 2:16 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 21: Team Israel’s Beijing triumph; how PM Bennett lost the right
Political correspondent Tal Schneider talks Nancy Pelosi visit and rumors of an Iran deal, and news editor Amy Spiro brings us the best of the Winter Olympics
By ToI Staff
Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, on January 4, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/ Flash90)
February 16, 2022, 11:24 pm
Health Ministry recommends easing more COVID airport restrictions
If approved, new measures will ease requirements for international travel, cancel Green Pass rules for events; Bennett reportedly favors removing most rules
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli schoolchildren arrive for classes at a school in the West Bank settlement of Efrat on September 30, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
January 9, 2022, 6:33 am
New COVID rules for schools take effect; borders reopened to vaccinated foreigners
Under guidelines adopted amid Omicron surge, the vaccination rate of each class will no longer determine if kids go to school in person or remotely
By ToI Staff
Travelers at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 21, 2021. (Flash90)
January 8, 2022, 4:56 pm
Who can travel to Israel and how, as country reopens to visitors on Sunday
As surging virus rates make impact of travel restrictions negligible, Israel to allow vaccinated and some recovered foreign travelers to arrive
By ToI Staff
Travelers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 19, 2021. (Flash90)
January 6, 2022, 6:05 pm
Israel nixes ‘red’ list of countries ahead of reopening to foreigners on Sunday
Officials say Omicron COVID surge makes the roster of banned countries obsolete; Health Ministry director predicts daily infections will top 30,000 within days
By ToI Staff
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