Posts Tagged: Israel Tourists
One of The Hill’s ’50 Most Beautiful’ Says She Keeps Finding Herself ‘Going Back to Israel’
Among those featured on the 2017 "50 Most Beautiful" list published by The Hill on Wednesday, was a young woman who insisted that she can never stay away...
Tourism to Israel Hits All-Time High, Including 76% Increase From China
JNS.org - Tourism to Israel has reached an all-time high, with 1.74 million tourists arriving in the first six months of 2017, a 26-percent increase from...
Tel Aviv Hosts Largest-Ever Gay Pride Parade in Middle East and Asia
JNS.org - An estimated 200,000 people participated in Tel Aviv’s annual gay pride parade on Friday, including some 30,000 foreign tourists. This year’s event -- which celebrated...
May 2017 Sets Monthly Record for Tourists Arriving in Israel
JNS.org - May 2017 set a monthly record for the number of tourists arriving in Israel. Since the start of 2017, tourism has infused $2.18 billion into...
April Tourism to Israel Breaks Monthly Record Since Country’s Founding
JNS.org - In April 2017, a record-breaking 349,000 tourists entered Israel, a 38-percent increase from April 2016 and the highest-ever figure for any month since Israel’s...
2017 on Track to Be Israel’s Best-Ever Year for Tourism
JNS.org - The number of foreign tourists visiting Israel reached an all-time high of 739,000 in the first quarter of 2017. Israel’s Tourism Ministry reported that the...
Harper’s Bazaar Ranks Israel Among Top Travel Destinations for 2017; Warns Against ‘Unfortunate Mistake’ of Calling Country ‘War-Torn’
"It would be an unfortunate mistake to fearfully paint [Israel's] complicated politics as war-torn," the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar said, in describing its decision to rank...
Shabbat Elevators Listed in Survey on ‘Bizarre’ Customs in Foreign Countries
Shabbat elevators in Israeli hotels are among features of foreign countries that tourists consider odd, according to a survey conducted by Reddit, a news and entertainment website that functions like a...
Israel Voted One of World’s Best Vacation Destinations by ‘Telegraph Travel’ Readers
Readers of the UK's Telegraph travel section recently voted for Israel as one of the world's best countries to visit. More than 75,000 readers voted in the 2015-16 Telegraph Travel...
Don’t Think Israel is a Luxury Destination? Check Out These 6 Spots
JNS.org - While Israel is a common destination for cultural and religious pilgrimages, travelers seeking the best hotels, fine dining, and upscale relaxation less often find...
Jerusalem Ranked Among Top 10 Cities in the World by Travel and Leisure Magazine
Readers of Travel and Leisure magazine ranked Jerusalem among the top 10 best cities in the world, according to a list released this week. Israel's capital city took 10th...
City of David Visitor’s Center Approved by Israeli National Building Committee
JNS.org - Israel’s National Planning and Building Committee has approved the construction of Jerusalem’s City of David’s “Kedem” visitor’s center, which will serve as a...
Guide Book Maps Out Emerging Judea and Samaria Tourism Industry
JNS.org - When Haaretz approved writer Karni Eldad's idea for an article on B&Bs (bed and breakfasts) in Judea and Samaria, the left-leaning Israeli newspaper...
Israeli Ambassador Aims to Bring 100,000 Chinese Tourists to Israel
JNS.org - Israeli Ambassador to China Matan Vilnai said he aims to bring a one-year total of 100,000 Chinese tourists to Israel two years from now. "My...
