Tag: Israeli
Israeli tourism up 11.1% with 440,000 tourist entries in May
Chief Assignment Editor- June 8, 2019 19:15According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 440,000 tourist entries were recorded in May 2019, 11.1% more than May 2018 and 26.8% more than May 2017. In the period ... Read More
Organizing the rape of children: A lucrative tourism business for former Israeli soldier
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2019 06:25Tourists travel to Colombia often loo0king for drugs and to rape children. This is a very dark side of tourism. Sexual exploitation and trafficking of children is widespread in many ... Read More
Chinese CRRC exports Railway Vehicles for over 12 billion US Dollars
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 23, 2019 07:31For decades, Chinese rail giant CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles has been working on the way to go global. With CRRC products already used in over 20 countries and regions, and ... Read More
Rothschild’s Dan Caesarea reborn as Israel’s most dynamic Mediterranean resort
Chief Assignment Editor- May 22, 2019 22:11The most dynamic "new" resort hotel on Israel's Mediterranean shore town of Caesarea was unveiled, combining elegance and luxury with frissons of the playfulness, style and sophistication evocative of Tel ... Read More
Israel Loves Africa: African Tourism Board and Rwanda Air Take Action
George Taylor- May 20, 2019 05:06African Tourism Board representative in Israel Mr. Dov Kalmann, has sent his congratulations to H.E. Ambassador Joseph Rutabana of Rwanda to Israel: “In the name of the African Tourism Board, ... Read More
Tourism in Tel Aviv is one big party this week with Eurovision
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 15, 2019 08:21Tourism is booming in Tel Aviv this week with hotels sold out, residents staying with relatives to rent their rooms and apartments for inflated rates - and almost every rate ... Read More
The year of the airports: Travel to the hubs of the future
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 14, 2019 03:02The year 2019 will be remembered as the year of the inaugurations of large and small strategic airports to satisfy an air demand that by 2035 will touch - according ... Read More
Eurovision Song Contest in Israel: A terror target for Islamic Jihads?
The Media Line- May 5, 2019 05:01The Eurovision Song Contest, a massively popular annual competition, a major travel and tourism event, is set to take place in Tel Aviv from May 12 to 18. It draws ... Read More
No Easter Travel for Palestinian Christians in Gaza
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2019 05:02There are around 1,100 Palestinian Christians in Gaza, many of whom are descended from the earliest Christians in Palestine (where Christianity originated). For the first time, Israeli authorities denied all ... Read More
Canadian tourist falls to his death from Chiang Mai zipline after safety locks brake
Chief Assignment Editor- April 13, 2019 15:45A visitor from Canada fell to his death from a zipline in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Saturday. Thai rescue officials said the 25-year-old tourist died while riding ... Read More
Tel Aviv Mayor hosts delegations from countries participating in 2019 Eurovision Contest
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019 16:42Ron Huldai, the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo hosted the Heads of Delegation of the 41 countries participating in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ron Huldai, greeted ... Read More
Jerusalem’s tourist landmark Temple Mount shut down after firebombing
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 22:20Unrest at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount (also known as Haram esh-Sharif and the Al Aqsa Compound) led Israeli police to shut off access on Tuesday after several weeks of tension at ... Read More
Seychelles present at 25th Edition of International Mediterranean Tourism Market
editor- March 8, 2019 20:20Destination Seychelles makes a first footprint on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea as the Seychelles Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine Mr. Didier Dogley met with ... Read More
El Al Israel Airlines to launch direct flights between Tel Aviv and Chicago
Chief Assignment Editor- March 7, 2019 00:20According to the latest reports, El Al Israel Airlines is set to launch direct flights between Chicago, USA and Tel Aviv, Israel in 2020. Since launching the recent new flights ... Read More
Texas is latest US state to blacklist Airbnb for anti-Israel actions
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019 18:25Texas is adding home sharing firm Airbnb to a short list of companies that cannot receive state investments because it removes Israeli-owned rentals in the controversial West Bank. Airbnb is ... Read More
Why Israel Travelers are in love with Jamaica? A tourism trend developing
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 18, 2019 06:38Jamaica's singer, Anthony B, took Israel by storm when he and a host of other musicians recently celebrated the life of reggae icon Bob Marley! He wore a necklace bearing the Hebrew ... Read More
In bizarre tit-for-tat, Ukraine detains, denies entry to Israeli tourists
Chief Assignment Editor- February 16, 2019 16:40Thirty-five Israeli tourists were detained at Ukraine's Kiev Airport and barred from entering the country on Friday. The incident appears to be a some sort of a tit-for-tat on Ukraine ... Read More
Tractor crashes into Israeli Prime Minister’s plane at Warsaw Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2019 16:35Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to extend his stay in Warsaw for an extra day after a tug slammed against the landing gear of the plane and seriously ... Read More
Tourism reps from 16 countries attend Israeli Tourism Ministry’s “Israel conference”
Chief Assignment Editor- February 14, 2019 16:1580 representatives from among the largest travel agencies and tourism wholesalers in the world, are visiting Israel this week, hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, as part of the ministry’s ... Read More
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister in talks with potential Israeli investors
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2019 20:05Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett says major hotel brands in Israel have expressed interest in investing in Jamaica and are expected to visit the island soon. “I am very happy ... Read More
Israel’s Tourism off to a great start in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- February 8, 2019 02:35According to Israel’s tourism industry, last month saw an increase of 11% in visitor arrivals compared with January 2018. 285,600 tourists entered Israel, an increase of 11.3% compared with last ... Read More
Malaysia stripped of World Paralympic event over ‘rabid anti-Semitism’
Chief Assignment Editor- January 27, 2019 16:53Malaysia was stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Paralympic Swimming Championships by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after the country banned Israeli athletes from taking part in ... Read More
Officially open: Ilan and Asaf Ramon Airport in Israel
editor- January 24, 2019 21:34Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport in Israel opened on January 21, 2019. Read More
Jordan ‘rejects’ Israel’s Ramon Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- January 21, 2019 19:40The head of the Jordan's Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Haitham Misto, said on Monday, that opening of Israel's new international airport along their shared border, would threaten the kingdom's airspace. ... Read More
Tourism to Israel continues to increase at record-breaking rates
Chief Assignment Editor- January 15, 2019 22:30Israel had its best tourism year to date, with more than 4.12 million tourist entries recorded from January to December 2018, an increase of about 14% compared to 2017, and ... Read More
US quits UNESCO
Chief Assignment Editor- January 1, 2019 17:20The United States has withdrawn from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing "anti-Israel bias" persisting within the UN agency. The US decision took effect late Monday, ... Read More
UK plans to deploy drone detection systems
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2018 21:22After drones crippled London Gatwick airport during busy Holiday Christmas traffic, detection systems may now be deployed across the UK to combat the threat of drones. Read More
Great News for Palestine Tourism: Bethlehem hotels booked for Christmas
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2018 04:12Palestinian Tourism Minister Rula Maaya said all Bethlehem hotels were fully booked, and the city hosts an "astounding" 10,000 tourists overnight on Monday night. Read More
Shalom from the city of peace: Jerusalem
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- December 9, 2018 22:50There is an ancient Jewish belief that each soul is a special “pearl of life”’, a necklace of jewelry that shines through the darkness of history and adds beauty to ... Read More
Visiting Jerusalem: Shabbat Shalom from a city that nourishes both body and soul
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow- December 7, 2018 18:24"A cold rain fell all day Friday here in Jerusalem, yet we turned the dreariness of the day into a metaphor for the pains of the past and tomorrow’s dreams," ... Read More
Airbus: 43 aircraft booked, 89 delivered in November
Chief Assignment Editor- December 7, 2018 09:15Airbus booked orders for a total of 43 aircraft in its single-aisle A320 and widebody A330 families during November, and provided 89 jetliners from across its A220, A320, A330, A350 ... Read More
Israel: A vibrant market for hospitality investment
Chief Assignment Editor- December 6, 2018 09:25The inaugural Israel Hotel Investment Summit (IHIS) took place at the Hilton Tel Aviv in November 2018. Part of the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), the conference created an environment ... Read More
How to look magnificent while traveling: The Indie Beauty Expo
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 24, 2018 08:21Get in Line. If you have even the slightest interest in your FACE and BODY – this is a show to add to your calendar. While geared toward the professional ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Israeli charter jet lands in Seychelles for silver flight
editor- March 29, 2013 01:31The first Air Seychelles flight from Hong Kong touched down Tuesday morning at 6:30 am and was followed in the afternoon by the arrival of another special flight by "El ... Read More
Israeli counterfeit US visa ring busted
editor- March 29, 2012 06:52Police have arrested a group of con men they say arranged counterfeit tourist visas for dozens of Israeli youths currently in the United States illegally. Read More