Tourism

A beautiful and winding path: The Golan Heights reopens

The Heights raise the bar in 2026: New sites, delicious food, and stunning winter atmosphere.

Travelers in the Golan.
Porto, Portugal.

Porto gets closer to Israelis: New direct flight route at competitive prices

Thailand.

The destination that keeps breaking records – And the world's attention returns

Carmey Avdat Winery.

Alone in the desert: The winter experience you didn’t know you needed


This is what your cruise will look like in 2026: Six trends changing the tourism world

From short multi-night cruises, through quiet nature getaways, to cruises around major sports events – six trends that outline how cruise vacations will be planned in 2026.

MSC Cruises’ Private Island in the Bahamas.

Against all odds: A new hotel chain enters Israel

Amid Israel's tourism crisis, a new hotel chain opens four boutique hotels: Two new in Tel Aviv and two former Brown hotels in Eilat are rebranded.

FIORI Hotel in Tel Aviv.

A groundbreaking move: Visa will analyze how much tourists spend in Israel

Israel's Ministry of Tourism signs a first-of-its-kind deal with Visa to track monthly aggregated tourist credit card spending. Data is anonymous, with no privacy risk, confirmed by authorities.

Tourists in Israel.

New Israeli airline TUS IL recruiting pilots as commercial operations set to start in 2026

The company is looking for experienced Airbus A320 pilots, and is offering a promotion track to the rank of captain within two years and after 3,000 flying hours.

A Tus Airways Airbus A320-200 is seen landing at Ben-Gurion Airport, in Israel, July 12, 2021

Is Eilat on the way to a revolution? Wizz Air examines a move that could change everything

Senior Wizz Air executives arrived in Eilat to examine a permanent base at Ramon Airport, a move that could strengthen the southern airport and turn the city into an international low-cost hub.

WIZZ AIR aircraft.

Delta launches service that will change the flying experience once and for all – Israel included

Delta Air Lines hits milestone: 1,000 planes now have fast, free Wi-Fi with T-Mobile. 75% of the fleet connected, expanding to international flights including Israel.

Delta Flight Wi-Fi.

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Israel tourism to Japan in April increased by 88% from 2024 to 2025, according to Eshet Tours VP Shirley Cohen-Orkaby.

A view shows cherry blossom trees over a pond at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023.

NIS 500 per night: A new Israeli hotel in Greece’s surprising destination

The Fattal hotel chain has opened the NYX Thessaloniki Hotel with an investment of 22 million euros, located in a historic building in the heart of the city.

 NYX Thessaloniki Hotel

Kibbutz Neot Semadar: Israel's desert oasis quenches thirst for tranquility, nature’s raw beauty

Neot Semadar’s large variety of tours and workshops offers something for everyone. Perhaps this unconventional community has found the balance it was looking for after all.

NEOT SEMADAR has a dazzling desert view

Coffee carts on your way to a trip? you can find them at the push of a button

Pango users can now find coffee carts nationwide and navigate to them from the app. The CoffeeTrail collaboration shows green icons, cart details, and a free coffee-size upgrade via the app.

Coffee cart in Ramat Gan.