tourists

Israel to require all visitors to apply for tourist visas

Travelers from visa-exempt countries will soon be required to request a visa or electronic travel approval before boarding a plane to Israel.

Greece's offer to tourists affected by wildfires

Greek PM announces tourists whose vacations were ruined by fires are eligible for a free vacation in Rhodes in 2024.

'I didn't know it was ancient'

A British tourist faces a fine and jail time after carving his name into the Roman Colosseum.

The most popular tourist activities in Dubai

Quad biking and dinner cruise are the most popular tourist activities in Dubai.

How Israel is missing out on tourists

Young tourists find Israeli accommodation ridiculously expensive compared to other countries. Op-ed.

Grand Canyon tourists trapped 200 feet underground

Five visitors in Arizona's Grand Canyon Caverns have been trapped for over 24 hours after the elevator stopped working.

US tourist denied audience with pope damages 2 Roman sculptures

Man told he won't be able to see Pope goes on rampage at Vatican Museums, damaging two 2,000-year old sculptures before being restrained.

4 members of New York Jewish family shot in Jerusalem attack

Father of Satmar family visiting from New York seriously wounded, wife, son, and daughter also shot.

Barcelona: Michelin-starred restaurant now offers kosher food

Barcelona gets world’s first Michelin-starred kosher restaurant amid push to draw Jewish tourists.

Not Biden

One millionth tourist in 2022 arrives in Israel

'We thought that the President of the United States Joe Biden would be the millionth tourist but once again we have beaten the forecast.'

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Dud shell causes panic at Ben Gurion Airport

Dud shell found in luggage of US tourists as they sought to board a flight to the US. The incident is being investigated.

'Tourists afraid to come to Israel' because of terror attacks

Sources in Israel's tourism industry say many foreigners inquiring about cancellations following series of terror attacks in Israeli cities.

Israel ends ban on unvaccinated tourists, school COVID tests

After two years of strictly limiting entry to non-citizens, Israel to open its doors to most tourists - regardless of vaccination status.

Report: Tourists, children, soon to be allowed into Israel

PM Bennett planning to allow foreign children to enter Israel, eliminate Green Pass for events, conferences.

Businesses fear lockdown with the spread of Omicron variant

Business owners and the tourist industry worry government won't provide compensation if country goes into lockdown.

'Restricting entry from other countries may be required'

Following discovery of new variant, Professor Salman Zarka says entry to tourists from other countries should be banned.

Tourists who received Sputnik vaccine to be allowed into Israel

PM Bennett reaches agreement with Health Min., Tourism Min., to allow tourists who received Russian COVID-19 vaccine to enter Israel.

Knesset committee approves: Tourist groups don't need booster

Key Knesset committee approves plan to allow tour groups into Israel, even if members have not received coronavirus booster shot.

Israel to permit some tourists in without third COVID vaccine

Tourists without COVID booster shot to be allowed into Israel as part of pilot program for organized groups.

Among the tourists: 230 Jewish mothers arrive with MOMentum

As Israel reopens to individual tourists, 140 Jewish mothers arrive on a MOMentum tour, with another 90 expected to arrive later in the day.

Israel reopens to vaccinated tourists

Vaccinated tourists without first-degree relatives in Israel may now enter the country for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Vaccinated tourists to be allowed into Israel starting Nov. 1

Tourists to be allowed except from 'red' countries and nations which are seeing an outbreak of new AY4.2 variant.

Israel to partially drop ban on tourists later this month

Ahead of Sukkot festival, Israel to begin allowing some tourists into the country.

Watch: Divers explore ancient Romans' 'party palace'

The site of a natural disaster that struck one of the hotspots of Roman nobility has turned into a tourists attraction few can compete with.

Anti-Israel message written on sand turned into message of love

Myrtle Beach Police Department investigating anti-Israel message written on beach next to tourist hotel on Monday.

Israel to open its doors to tourists next month

All vaccinated tourists to be allowed entry into Israel starting next month, while most air travel restrictions on Israelis to be dropped.

Watch: First tourists land in Israel in over a year

Tourists are beginning to return to Israel after more than a year since flights into the country were mostly banned.

Date set for allowing vaccinated tourists into Israel

Health Min. Edelstein, Tourism Min. Farkash-Hacohen, agree to allow groups of vaccinated tourists into Israel, beginning next month.

US: Dozens of companies demand plan for tourism industry

Over two dozen groups in tourism industry urge US Pres. Biden to plan for reopening international travel.

French tourist who visited Israel diagnosed with coronavirus

Ministry of Health announces that tourist from France who visited Israel on Sunday and Monday was diagnosed with coronavirus.

PA boasts of increase in tourism

PA claims more than three million people visited its territories in 2019.

Lost tourists rescued by helicopter in Jerusalem Forest

A tourist and his small children got lost in the Jerusalem Forest.

Watch: Thousands at the Jerusalem March 2019

IDF soldiers, Israelis, tourists and delegations from countries all over the world march in the 64th Jerusalem March downtown.

These are Israel's most popular nature sites of the summer

Almost 2 million people visited nature parks and reserves in July-August. Most popular site was Sakhne, followed by Masada.

Watch: Stealing from a thief

Police locate bag robber - only to discover he stole the bag from someone else.

They rushed to make a flight - and lost $5000

Tourists rush to airport, forget bag with cash, passports, and valuables on train.

Israel turned away a record 19,000 visitors in 2018

Number of would-be visitors denied entry into Israel more than ten times higher than in 2011, hitting record high.

Tourists charged with stealing bricks from concentration camp

30-year-old woman, 36-year-old man confess after being caught stealing bricks from Auschwitz concentration camp as 'souvenirs'.

Bulgarian tourists arrested for theft

Police arrest Bulgarian couple in Israel, find fake, stolen credit cards in their apartment.

23 Israelis injured in Romania bus accident

8 children among the injured as bus carrying tourists overturns near Romanian salt mine.

Watch: German tourist finds way around Temple Mount prayer ban

Pro-Israel German Christian, dismayed at ban on Jewish prayer on Temple Mount, finds an original way to skirt the prohibition.

Israelis rescued from Mongolia

Helicopters arrive to rescue five Israelis stranded in Mongolian mountains; Israeli dies in Spain.

9 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Colombia

Nine people dead, 28 reported missing after tourist boat with about 150 people capsizes near Medellin.

Tourists: UNESCO should be ashamed of themselves

Tourists tour ancient towns, say UNESCO should be ashamed of themselves, call on world to support Israel.

CityPass fines Belgian tourist who didn't know how to pay

CityPass inspectors fined a Belgian tourist who asked them how to pay and took her passport in order to 'help' her.

Hevron Rioter's Rock Injures Japanese Tourist

Female tourist suffered head injury in Hevron riots. Another tourist was hurt in Jerusalem's A-Tur neighborhood.

Shani Maril Confirmed as 12 Year-Old Killed in Thailand

Family asks the press to respect the Maril family's privacy ahead of funeral, remember the fun she had on her trip with family.

Israeli Tourists Helping to Boost Cyprus' Economy

The number of people visiting Cyprus rose 1.5 percent in 2014, thanks largely to tourists from Russia and Israel.

Tunisia Debates Allowing Israeli Tourism

Ministers trade barbs over Israel's status in wake of ugly cruise line incident. Will Tunisia finally open its gates to Israelis?

8 Israelis Injured in Accident in Thailand

Eight Israelis injured, one of them seriously, in a car accident in the Koh Phangan island in Thailand.

Bus Driver Convicted of Killing 24 Tourists in a Fatal Accident

Edward Gelfond, the tour bus driver of a serious accident on the way to Eilat in December 2008, found guilty of killing 24 passengers.

British Tourists Warned: 'Stay in Hotels in Egyptian Resort'

In wake of Friday's "Day of Rage" in Egypt, tourists were warned to take cover in their Hotels and to stay away from violent clashes.

Low Cost Airline: 'We'll Bring Millions of Tourists to Israel'

Low cost European airline Ryanair claims it will succeed in bringing 4-5 million tourists to Israel annually.

Israeli Arrested at Mumbai Airport over Bullet

Man, 23, arrested after a bullet from his handgun was found in his personal bag.

Israeli Tourists Rescued from Stranded Bus in Europe

A bus carrying Israeli tourists was reported stuck on the highway between Austria and Hungary because of a snowstorm in the area.

Fatal Egyptian Balloon Crash Rules Out Criminal Activity

An initial probe into a hot air balloon crash that killed up to 19 tourists in Egypt ruled out any criminal activity as a cause of accident.

Egyptian Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 19

A hot air balloon exploded and plunged to earth in Egypt during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists.

Investigator Removed from Bulgaria Bombing Probe

Bulgarian officials removed an investigator from a probe into an attack that killed five Israelis, after she revealed sensitive information

2012 Tourism Sets All-Time Record

By the end of December, about 3.5 million visitors will have arrived in Israel, 4% more than in 2011 - and a new record

Tourist Center at Old Jerusalem Train Station

The old Jerusalem train station soon will become a tourist center, but part of it will be open on Shabbat with non-kosher food.