Two weeks ago, the main square and streets around Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity were bustling with tourists. Now they are empty after a devastating attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas in ...

Businesses have closed due to Hamas' rocket strikes in the south and Hezbollah's fire in the north. Business owners and hotel managers told BI that an end to the war would bring tourists back.

JERUSALEM (AP) – When Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat stares out at his city, the one-time venture capitalist sees fresh opportunity: He believes he can turn Jerusalem into one of the world’s leading ...

The Israel Ministry of Tourism and other industry leaders are stepping up to help out those directly impacted by the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East. On Friday, the Ministry, along with some of ...

During the first half of 2023, tourism from the U.S. to Israel had increased by 12 percent over the same previously record-breaking period in 2019 signaling that the country was enjoying significant ...

From left, Signature Travel Network CEO Alex Sharpe, Daniel Leibman and Frosch CEO Bryan Leibman in Israel. Photo Credit: Travex For Alex Sharpe, a three-day swing through Israel last month was not a ...

On his most recent vacation, Jerome Chapman signed up for a package tour that offered a visit to “one of the main terrorist infiltration routes” into Israel and a briefing by a “leading expert on bomb ...

For many people, the idea of traveling to Israel invokes images of sacred synagogues, trips to the Western Wall and moments of personal religious reflection. For others, it calls to mind hospital beds ...

Israel Ministry of Tourism has launched a program for placing electronically sent notes in the Western Wall. The tradition of placing a handwritten note within the Western Wall in Jerusalem is going ...

Israel’s Tourism Ministry has budgeted nearly $4 million for next year to develop tourism in Jerusalem. The 2010 funding is earmarked to develop tourism infrastructure in the city and to promote ...

In a significant step toward deepening tourism cooperation, the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) held a constructive meeting ...