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Emirati airline Etihad Airways starts selling tickets in Israel

01.09.20|Navit Zomer
At this point, there are still no direct flights from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport to Abu Dhabi so the ticket sale is more of a declaration than a practical travel arrangement for Israelis
מלון ריקסוס rixos דובאי איחוד האמירויות

Israeli tourist agency seals exclusive deal with Emirati luxury hotel chain

18.08.20|Navit Zomer
The price for a five-day family package, which includes return flights from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi or Dubai, will stand at $1,389-$1,639 per person
דיויד מזומן מנכ"ל Wishbox

Israeli startup Wishbox is redefining hospitality for a post-coronavirus world

25.06.20|Ron Friedman
The traveltech company is offering hotels a contactless alternative to the traditional human touch
העיר לימסול ב קפריסין

Can Israeli companies help Cyprus develop its own startup nation?

22.06.20|James Spiro
The country’s vision to become a ‘digitally smart’ tourism destination was presented in a recent webinar
פוטו המקומות הנמוכים ביותר בעולם ים המלח

Cancellation of Birthright-Taglit, Masa heritage trips to cost Israeli economy $200 million

14.06.20|Shahar Ilan
60,000 Jewish youths from around the world were scheduled to travel to Israel during spring and summer to attend heritage trips that are now being called off due to Covid-19. Israel’s Ministry of Interior approved special visas to people attending Masa’s long term programs but they will not be exempt from the 14-day mandatory quarantine
עמיעד סוטו מנכל גסטי Guesty

Dozens of Guesty Employees to Stay on Unpaid Leave

31.05.20|Meir Orbach
In March, Calcalist reported the company had put around 10% of its employees on unpaid leave due to the coronavirus crisis
תיירות סיניות פסל החירות

Travel Tech is Down but Not Out, According to Organizer of Major Tourism E-Conference

27.04.20|Ron Friedman
3,500 people attended an online conference on the struggling industry’s Covid-19 exit strategy
מצב טיסה טלפון מטוס

Tourism Crash Threatens Survival of Israeli Travel Tech Companies

02.04.20|Meir Orbach
A survey by advisory company Innovate Israel found that travel tech startups suffered an average 63% drop in income in March
בתים ב רחוב אבן גבירול ב תל אביב ש מיועדים ל שיפוץ

Israel's New Short-Term Rental Trend: Quarantine Apartments

26.03.20|Diana Bahur-Nir
From high-end to low-budget options, short-term apartments across the country are now offering a convenient and relatively cheap solution for those required to go into a 14-day quarantine, to the dismay of neighbors
עמיעד סוטו מנכל גסטי Guesty

Rental Property Management Company Guesty Places 10% of Employees on Unpaid Leave

18.03.20|Meir Orbach
Guesty offers an online service that lets hosts manage listings across multiple platforms, including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Agoda
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו קורונה מרץ 2020

Israel Buckles Down as Corona Cases Reach 100

12.03.20|CTech
Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged another $1.65 billion to bolster the economy and the healthcare system as more and more people enter quarantine or get laid off
פוטו מקומות ריקים בעולם קורונה שדה תעופה בן גוריון

Israeli Tourism Is in Free Dive

11.03.20|Navit Zomer, Meir Orbach, Tomer Hadar, and Udi Etsion
With 1,368 employees laid off, 10,000 possible terminations, and 14,000 employees on enforced vacation, the Israeli tourism industry is looking at losses of NIS 12 billion by the end of the year
אריאל כהן טריפאקשנס

Covid-19 Will Not End the World, so it Should Not End Business Either, Says TripActions CEO

11.03.20|Meir Orbach
Business travel management company TripActions, which reached a $4 billion valuation last year, is one of many companies affected by the blow to the global tourism industry caused by the spread of the pandemic
דונלד טראמפ ו שי ג'ינפינג ב פסגת ה-G20

China’s Growth Engine Is Dragging the Global Economy Down

20.02.20|Sophie Shulman
Apple’s Monday profit warning for the first quarter of 2020 following the continued spread of the coronavirus is only the precursor of the upcoming chaos
שלג ירושלים הכנסייה הרוסית עין כרם

Jerusalem Light Rail New Point of Contention Between Israel and Russia

24.12.19|Udi Etsion
Israel-Russia relations have been fraught with tension since an Israeli backpacker was arrested in April for Marijuana possession during a Moscow layoff
אייה מגן מנכ"לית תלמה

Travel Agency Talma Heads for $286 Million IPO in Tel Aviv

18.12.19|Golan Hazani
Talma is the parent company of Israeli flight search engine Alice, which lets users search for flights on flexible dates to find the most attractive deals
מטוס ממריא מסלול נחיתה

Traveltech Is Freeing Travelers From Headaches and Agents

29.11.19|Sophie Shulman
While the traveltech industry’s prosperity is not surprising, travel—both personal and corporate—is one of the most vulnerable sectors and it is easily affected by even the slightest shifts in the economy
מייסדיי אייר דוקטור מימין גני כהן דרפלר אפרת שגיא-אופיר ים דרפלר יגור קורבצב

Israeli Insurer Phoenix Partners With Israeli Travel Medicine Startup Air Doctor

15.10.19|Meir Orbach
Air Doctor offers an online marketplace for pre-vetted doctors that provide services to tourists in Europe and the Americas
נתב"ג הדמיית הזרוע הרביעית

Tourist Entries to Israel in September Increased by 44% Year-Over-Year

06.10.19|Adi Pick and Tomer Hadar
Between January and September 2019, nearly 3.3 million tourist entries were recorded, compared to 2.9 million in the same period last year, an increase of 13%
שחר מרקוביץ' ועידת לונדון 2019 mind the tech

Three Tech Fields Can Disrupt the Travel Industry, Says El Al Exec

13.09.19|Elihay Vidal
Shahar Markovitch, El Al’s chief digital and information officer, spoke Thursday at Calcalist’s third Mind the Tech conference in London
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