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  • Growing Tourism From Israel Highlighted As New Israeli Ambassador Is Accredited to Seychelles

    ISRAEL, 2015/08/24 Keeping the steadily increasing numbers of Israeli tourists to the Seychelles archipelago on an upward trend has been named as one of the top priorities in diplomatic relations between the two nations. This announcement was made as a new Israeli ambassador to the Seychelles, Yahel Vilan, presented his credentials to the archipelago's President, James Michel, on Tuesday at National Home in the Seychelles capital of Victoria. Ambassador Vilan is the 7th non-resident ambassador to be accredited to the Seychelles since the establishment of formal diplomatic relations on June 30, 1992, replacing former Ambassador Gil Haskel, who was appointed in October 2011. The post is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • Israeli hotel wins major tourism prize

    ISRAEL, 2014/09/02 With holiday season at a peak, deciding where to remain tends to depend on occupancy. But if you’re planning a trip to Israel off-season, again keep the Fauzi Azar Inn in Nazareth on your checklist. This 200 year-old Arab mansion-turned-guesthouse … With holiday season at a peak, deciding where to remain tends to depend on occupancy. But if you’re planning a trip to Israel off-season, again keep the Fauzi Azar Inn in Nazareth on your checklist. This 200 year-old Arab mansion-turned-guesthouse recently won the Best Accommodation for Local Communities category at this year’s Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2011.

  • Malta, Israel's new gateway to Europe

    ISRAEL, 2014/02/14 Seven couples of merry retirees took their seats at the front of the plane, just ahead of us. They exchanged impressions about hotels and exhibited impressive familiarity with the island’s restaurants. Five days later, we met them again at the airport in Valletta, the capital. This time, the conversation centered on their gambling experiences. It appears that relatively inexpensive package deals have placed Valletta high on the list of favorite Israeli gambling destinations, along with Rhodes, Burgas, Varena and other cities a mere two- or three-hour flight away. As is the case every Tuesday, last week, as well, on Feb. 4, the Malta Air charter flight that took off from Ben-Gurion Airport was jam-packed. Some three or four years ago, Israeli tourists discovered that the small island is a gem, offering magical landscapes and four lavish casinos.

  • This is a good way to promote tourism from Taiwan to Israel.

    ISRAEL, 2014/02/13 The Taipei city government in Taiwan has donated two traditional dragon boats to the Israeli city of Haifa, in an effort to promote cultural and sports exchanges between the two cities, it said Wednesday. The donation of the dragon boats came next a team from Haifa traveled to Taiwan last June to participate in the annual Taipei International Dragon Boat Championship. The boats arrived in Haifa, a port city in northern Israel, in late January, said the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei. Israel's representative to Taiwan, Simona Halperin, as well called on Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin that day to express gratitude for the donation of the two boats.

  • The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.

    ISRAEL, 2013/08/10 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. has confirmed their initial hotel in Israel will officially open its doors in late 2013. The Ritz-Carlton, Herzliya is located in the exclusive residential seafront town north of Tel Aviv, and will be the initial world luxury branded hotel in the country. "We are delighted to be opening this exceptional seafront property at a time of historic increase in incoming tourism to Israel. World travellers will presently have the opportunity to enjoy The Ritz-Carlton award- winning service and experience here as we establish the definitive luxury experience in Israel," said Herve Humler, president and chief operations officer, The Ritz-Carlton. "The Ritz-Carlton will bring its legendary service standards to Israel and offer the world affluent traveller a destination for both leisure and business in Herzliya," he added.

  • Positive data presented at Naples BMT fair

    ISRAEL, 2013/04/28 "During the November 2012 clashes, 2013 reservations did not stop, and this is a completely new signal", Tzivi Lotan, the Israeli embassy's tourism attache, said recently at the Mediterranean Tourism Exchange (BMT) equitable in Naples. "Usually at the same time as there are tensions people would postpone their departures or cancel them, and there would as well be a halt in reservations for the following months", Lotan said.

  • Turkish operators foresee a return of Israeli tourists,

    ISRAEL, 2013/03/29 Turkish operators foresee a return of Israeli tourists, local media reported Tuesday.  The three-year crisis between the two former allies quashed the influx of Israeli tourists, from half a million in 2008 to 80,000 in 2012. But now operators forecast 300,000 Israelis will visit Turkey this year, 500,000 in 2014 and up to a million in the following years, Milliyet daily wrote.

  • Israel has set another tourism record.

    ISRAEL, 2013/02/22 Israel has set an extra tourism record. According to the Ministry of Tourism, in 2012 Israel welcomed 3.5 million tourists to the country, up 4 % from 2011 and ahead of the 2010 record of 3.45 million. The majority tourists arrived from the United States (610,000) and the second most from Russia (590,000). Total tourism output this year is estimated at NIS 36 billion (about $9 billion), 4% additional than in 2011.

  • Italian tourists in Israel up 11% over 2011

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