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WizzAir to launch flights from London Luton to Tel Aviv
WizzAir are set to launch flights from London Luton to Tel Aviv with four flights a week beginning in June 2017. WizzAir who currently fly to Tel Aviv from around 10 cities in Eastern Europe, will open flights from London to Tel Aviv, directly competing with easyJet, Monarch, and El Al who fly from Luton,... Read More
China Southern Airlines expected to launch Guangzhou – Tel Aviv flights
China Southern Airlines, China’s largest airline, is expected to launch flights from China’s third largest city, Guangzhou to Tel Aviv. China Southern are expected to begin flights following the successful launch of flights from Beijing to Tel Aviv by Chinese rival, Hainan Airlines, and the planned route launches by Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong, and... Read More
Air Canada to launch flights from Montreal to Tel Aviv in June 2017, and add extra flights from Toronto
Air Canada, the largest airline in Canada, will add a new seasonal flight route from Montreal to Tel Aviv during the summer months, beginning in June 2017, and continuing until October 2017. Montreal has previously been unserved with a direct flight to Tel Aviv, and this summer, it will have the Air Canada service, as... Read More
Shuttle Bus from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem (485)
The Ben Gurion Airport Bus #485 links Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem every hour. It provides a great transportation option for those needing to get to or from the airport. The shuttle bus from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem runs every hour, 24 hours a day, 6 days a week (excluding Shabbat). The last service... Read More
Hainan Airlines to launch direct flights from Shanghai to Tel Aviv in 2017
Hainan Airlines launch direct flights from Shanghai to Tel Aviv in September 2017. Hainan, who just last year launched flights from Beijing to Tel Aviv three times a week, later increasing this frequency to four times a week, are a five-star airline. The launch of the new Shanghai to Tel Aviv route comes after growing... Read More
TUS Airways to fly from Athens to Haifa
TUS Airways are starting flights from Athens to Haifa, Israel’s third largest city. The flights from Athens to Haifa will operate twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday, and begin on March 2, 2017. Tickets for the route both ways are on sale now from 135 EUR, and passengers will be able to take advantage of... Read More
Ryanair launches 15 new routes to Israel, with flights to Tel Aviv and Eilat (Ovda) from Germany, Poland, Belgium, and more
Ryanair, the European low-cost airline will launch 15 new routes to Israel in the winter of 2017. Flights will begin at the end of October from Germany, Poland, Italy, and Cyprus to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport and Eilat’s Ovda Airport which will soon be replaced by the new Ramon Airport. The flights will start... Read More
Eilat Chamber Music Festival: Mid-November 2026
The annual Eilat Chamber Music Festival will take place in mid-November 2026. It is one of Israel’s largest classical music events, taking place each winter in the southern Israeli city of Eilat. The festival attracts world-acclaimed musicians and ensembles who gather to give chamber and orchestral concerts and perform opera, dance, and gypsy music. This... Read More
Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange – ‘Bursa’
The Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange, known locally as the ‘Bursa’, is the world’s largest diamond trading complex in Ramat Gan, minutes from central Tel Aviv. The Exchange employs over 15,000 people from 1,500 companies working and trading here every day. These buildings contain billions of dollars of diamonds, and export approximately $5 billion a year. Around... Read More
Timna Park
Timna Park is located about 25 km (about 17 miles) north of Eilat in Israel's Negev Desert. One of the largest attractions in the south of Israel, the park, set in a beautifully majestic desert setting, has amazing history and geology, and a number of unexpected activities including those on the lake (yes, a lake in the desert!). Timna Park covers about 15,000 acres in a horseshoe-shaped valley surrounded by steep cliffs, with Mount Timna, the world's first ever copper mine, standing tall in the center. Read More
Wizz Air to launch flights from Varna, Bulgaria, to Tel Aviv in June 2017
Low cost airline Wizz Air is lauching a new flight route connecting Varna, Bulgaria with Tel Aviv, Israel - the city called “Pearl of the Black Sea” will be connected with the “Coolest City on the Mediterranean”. Wizz Air, which already connects Tel Aviv and many cities in Eastern Europe, including Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, is... Read More
