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Israel Travel Blog
Our Israel travel blog features all the latest Israel travel news and views from our team about the dynamic and vibrant industry in which we live and work. From time to time we might share some dreams and visions for the future of travel in Israel, but much of the time it’ll just be the latest updates and news about travel in Israel. Check this section for new tours and new product offerings, the latest trends, newsworthy events or happenings and much more. If you think you have something special to feature on our Israel Travel Blog, feel free to contact us info@touristisrael.com. For the latest in Israel travel news, read more on our Israel Travel Blog.
Ramon Airport, Israel’s new airport, opened January 2019
Ramon Airport has officially completed construction and opened its doors on January 21, 2019. Located about 18 km north of Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat, the new Ramon Airport replaces Eilat Airport in the city center, which handles domestic flights from Tel Aviv and Haifa, and Ovda Airport, about 40 minutes north, which handles low-cost... Read More
New Connecting Routes from North America to Israel
From January 2016, a newly announced alliance between United Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Air Canada, will increase the options for travelers visiting Israel from North America, with greater connecting options in Europe, for those traveling from cities which do not have direct flights to Tel Aviv. For example, someone traveling from Chicago, without... Read More Monarch Starting Flights from London to Tel Aviv, Ovda in December 2015
British budget airline, Monarch, will start flights from London Luton Airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and Eilat’s Ovda Airport in December 2015. The Ovda Airport is 40 minutes north of Eilat in Southern Israel. The Monarch flights to Tel Aviv and Eilat’s Ovda Airport will begin from London, at the city’s Luton Airport. Starting... Read More Ryanair Starting Flights to Ovda, Eilat in November 2015
European low-cost giant, Ryanair, will start flights to Ovda Airport, 40 minutes north of Eilat in Southern Israel, in November 2015. The Ryanair flights to Eilat’s Ovda Airport will begin from three European cities, Budapest, Hungary, Kaunas, Lithuania, and Krakow, Poland, with two weekly flights from each city during the winter of 2015. Ryanair have... Read More easyJet New Flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv
Low-cost airline easyJet are planning to launch a new flight route from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv in the winter of 2015. Right now, flight options from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv are limited to KLM and El Al, with summer low-cost flights operated by Transavia. The easyJet flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv still need to be... Read More Ryanair Flights to Tel Aviv, Israel to Start Soon
Low-cost giants Ryanair are rumored to be preparing to launch flights to Tel Aviv, Israel. The move would further revolutionize the Israeli aviation market which is currently dominated by legacy carriers such as El Al. Other low-cost carriers have had successful experiences with Tel Aviv as a destination, among them Easyjet, Germanwings, Air Berlin, and... Read More
Israeli Music: Introducing Kutiman
Kutiman, aka Ophir Kutiel, is a Jerusalem native who has grown into one of the world’s most acclaimed YouTube musicians. One of a small number of people who can create a YouTube remix which makes even the most vicious critics sit back and appreciate the platform which the internet has given independent composers, Kutiman provides one... Read More Hainan Airlines to fly from Beijing to Tel Aviv, Israel in 2015
Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned Chinese airline, will start direct flights from Beijing to Tel Aviv in 2015. Currently, only El Al flies between China and Israel, with three weekly flights. Hainan Airlines, who are ranked as one of only seven airlines to be ranked as a five-star airline by Skytrax, have been given approval... Read More
New Flights from Boston to Tel Aviv starting June 2015 with El Al
El Al, Israel’s largest airline, will begin new flights from Boston to Tel Aviv, starting in June 2015. The flights will operate three times a week, every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with the view to increase the number of weekly flights to five. Currently, only New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia have direct flights to Tel... Read More New easyJet flights to start from Paris to Tel Aviv in 2015.
Low-cost airline easyJet are expected to launch flights from Paris to Tel Aviv in the late-Spring of 2015. easyJet are set to start flying from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport three times a week to Tel Aviv, with the view to increasing that number further in the future. Paris will be the eighth city in Europe from which easyJet flies... Read More New Flights from Baden Baden and Hamburg to Tel Aviv with Germania
German low-cost airline Germania has announced that they will begin flights from Baden Baden and Hamburg to Tel Aviv in March 2015. These flights will be Germania’s first flight routes to Israel and the airline has expressed that there are more to come following the launch of these including more availability and further destinations. Flights with... Read More
