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Israel Wonders

01-18-2011

 

JANUARY 2011 Vol. 4 - Issue 1   GREETINGS FROM THE COMMISSIONER Dear Friends, Israel has experienced a record year for tourism in 2010, and in 2011, travelers from around the world are continuing to arrive to take advantage of the new attractions, hotel openings, art, culinary and music festivals that are sprouting up across the country.    We hope you will visit us soon and enjoy the warm winter sunshine and temperatures into the high 60's--perfect for swimming, golfing or taking a stroll down one of our three shorelines along the Mediterranean, Dead and Red Seas.  Shalom, Haim Gutin Israel Tourism Commissioner, North & South America 2010 SETS NEW ALL-TIME HIGH FOR TOURISM TO ISRAEL WITH 3.45 MILLION TRAVELERS Approximately 3.45 million travelers arrived in Israel in 2010--a new all-time high, and a 14% increase compared to the previous record of 3 million, which was set in 2008. Also, 11.5 million passengers traveled through Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport last year--a 10% increase compared to 2009. BON JOVI TO PERFORM IN TEL AVIV, APRIL 27 Grammy Award-winning rock and roll band Bon Jovi has announced its first-ever performance in Israel at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, April 27. The concert follows performances by Ozzy Osbourne and Elton John in Tel Aviv last year.  WALDORF=ASTORIA TO OPEN SECOND ISRAEL PROPERTY IN TEL AVIV The Waldorf=Astoria hotel brand has announced plans to open its second Israeli property in Tel Aviv near the city's Independence Park in 2013. The hotel follows the first Waldorf=Astoria in Israel, which is set to open in Jerusalem later this year. [Back to Press Releases Main]   TRAVEL RESOURCES Copyright © 1996 to 2018 The Traveler's Journal | All Rights Reserved | Contact Us EASYJET LAUNCHES BASEL TO TEL AVIV ROUTE European low-fare airline EasyJet launched new service from Basel, Switzerland to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport last month. EasyJet will operate flights to Tel Aviv from Basel, three times a week, departing on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, in addition to their routes from London and Geneva.