Tourism Ministry

Israel prepared for evacuation of tourists in event of Iran attack, says Tourism Ministry head

“If and when the skies close, we have the means, and all the managers know what to do in that moment,” Director-General of the Tourism Ministry, Michael Izhakov, said.

Airplanes at the Ben Gurion International airport. February 11, 2026.
 TRAVELERS COME and go at Ben-Gurion Airport last month

Tourism rebounds with 1.3 million visitors in 2025, led by US, France and UK

The fate of Israeli tourism.

The fate of the Israeli tourism industry

The CEO of the Ministry of Tourism, Michael Yitzhakov, and the Deputy Director General of the Ministry, Rakefet Levi, with Yehuda Yifrah, the owner of Shevet Achim

Coming soon: 2 new hotels in the South


Gaza conflict brings double trouble to Israel's tourism sector

Just a few weeks after the Israeli Tourism Ministry announced a multi-pronged plan to restart inbound tourism, rockets began firing from Gaza, slamming the industry so soon after the coronavirus.

Bomb-shelter, Ben-Gurion Airport

Philippine Airlines may launch Manila-Tel Aviv flights in October

The airline said it is in talks with Israel's Tourism Ministry about launching the route to serve growing demand from tourists and overseas Filipino workers.

PAL's Airbus A350 for the upcoming Manila-Tel Aviv-Manila service

Interfaith prayer service at Western Wall for end of coronavirus

The initiative started in Spain, where believers from the various religions conveyed prayers for the clergy to place in the Western Wall.


Israel to vaccinate, allow entry to Jordanian laborers for Passover - N12

A week after the second dose of their vaccines, laborers will be allowed to return to Jordan and reenter Israel on a daily basis.

A general view of the pool at the Royal Beach Hotel in Eilat, Israel, June 12, 2018

In shadow of COVID, Tourism Ministry to provide free 'open air' tours

There will be around 1,600 free tours available over the course of the month • "Go out for a walk and thereby help the guides and the tourism industry,” tourism minister says

Park Hama'ayanot

What is Israeli tourism going to look like in 2021?

Israel is blithely ignoring the ability to test incoming tourists or even returning Israelis.

Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv, July 15, 2020

Tourism Ministry expresses optimism for return in spring 2021

Due to the ongoing struggle in tourism, the ministry has created an extensive plan in order to ensure a smooth transition to normalcy upon the end of the pandemic.

Tourists look at a mobile phone as they stand at an observation point overlooking the Dome of the Rock and Jerusalem's Old City

Israel-Morocco direct flights to launch in 'two to three months' - report

"We welcome all Israeli tourists who want to come to Morocco," Tourism Minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat are seen in Rabat disembarking from the first direct El Al flight from Israel to Morocco on December 22, 2020.

250 cars unable to enter Eilat over COVID-19 restrictions, head back home

In addition, on Sunday morning, three people were caught trying to enter the city of Eilat using fake negative test results, which they had forged themselves.

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in full protective gear attend the boarding of an Israir flight between Tel Aviv and Eilat

Israel to offer free guided tours in new Tourism Ministry initiative

As the tourism ministry tries to recuperate, NIS 10m. have been allocated to providing free tours throughout the country.

Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen