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El Al plane is seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)
June 3, 2026, 3:11 pm
UK lifts Israel travel warning in major boost for summer tourism
Most of country now open to British visitors after Foreign Office eases restrictions imposed during Iran conflict
By Annabel Sinclair
A view of Jerusalem. Photo: Annabel Sinclair
February 13, 2026, 9:12 am
Still catching its breath, Israel tourism is on the way back to booming
SPECIAL REPORT: Flights are back to usual, visitors are returning but confidence is still rebuilding
By Annabel Sinclair
Old City market in Jerusalem. Photo: Annabel Sinclair
February 12, 2026, 2:06 pm
Israel welcomed 100,000 UK visitors in 2025 as tourism gathers pace
UK travel to Israel rose in 2025, with Britain ranking third globally as tourism shows cautious recovery
By Annabel Sinclair
Eilat port December 2025. Pic: Michelle Rosenberg
January 6, 2026, 11:55 am
Eilat: Pack your bags – Israel’s winter wonderland is open for business
SPECIAL REPORT: Jewish cowboys, desert landscapes, nature reserves, wildlife and extreme sport: Michelle Rosenberg experiences the best of Israel's Red Sea resort
By Michelle Rosenberg
UK Jewish community leaders meet Israel Tourism delegation. (l to r): Michael Ben Baruch, Sivan Detooker, Toby Green, Itamar Elitzur, Barnaby Nemko, Eli Cohen, Yuval Porat, Michael Izakhov, Mrs Izakhov, Mandie Winston, Ariana Sultan, Ray Simonson, Adam Waters, Rebecca Doctors, Avi Lazarus, Debbie Fox, Anna Coleman. November 2025
November 10, 2025, 4:52 pm
‘Tourists our best ambassadors’, says Israel’s Ministry of Tourism at London’s ExCel
The UK has world's third largest visitor numbers to Israel this year, with the USA and France in first and second place
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: IGTO
September 17, 2025, 4:34 pm
That sound you hear – it’s Israel calling you home
Travel to Israel offers not just a wonderful holiday but a vital show of solidarity
By Michael Ben Baruch
Secret Food Tours, Oliver Mernick-Levene (right) and Nico Jacquart
August 1, 2025, 11:59 am
The Secret’s out: how one startup is conquering the culinary world
From humble beginnings to £17.9 million in sales, the travel-tech company founded by Oliver Mernick-Levene and Nico Jacquart provides food tours in 100 cities across the globe
By Candice Krieger
Arkia Airlines
July 24, 2025, 2:16 pm
Israel’s second largest airline restarts London to Tel Aviv route
Arika will operate six weekly flights to and from Stansted
By Michelle Rosenberg
Wizz Air plane at Lution Airport. (Photo credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
July 9, 2025, 1:03 pm
Wizz Air to resume flights to Israel next month
Similar decisions by United Airlines and Lufthansa Group marks latest reset of travel to the Jewish State
By Michelle Rosenberg
Tombs in the City of David, Jerusalem, the Old City.(Credit: Noam Chen for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism)
May 20, 2025, 12:25 pm
UK travel to Israel surged 133% over Pesach
Increased confidence in the Jewish State as a tourist destination with Wizz Air resuming its flights to Tel Aviv
By Michelle Rosenberg
Tel Aviv/Yafo
February 28, 2025, 4:07 pm
UK visitors to Israel up by 35%, says Ministry of Tourism
Confidence returning as 78,000 visitors from across the globe journeyed to Israel in January
By Michelle Rosenberg
The first flight from Israel to the UAE lands in 2020 after the signing of the Abraham Accords.
July 10, 2023, 8:37 pm
One million Israelis have visited UAE since the Abraham Accords
There are more than 200 weekly flights between the counties, with 88 from Ben Gurion to Dubai and 22 to Abu Dhabi, operated by Emirates, flydubai and EL AL.
By Richard Ferrer in Jerusalem
The advert shows Tel Aviv's people making 'final preparations' for the city's reopening
May 6, 2021, 4:28 pm
Tel Aviv boasts its COVID-safe status in comical new TV advert
The campaign shows people in the city making ‘final preparations’ to welcome tourists back as Israel reopens this month
By Jewish News Reporter
The almost empty beach in Tel Aviv, where only sports is allowed. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** סגר ים חוף תל אביב קורונה סגור
January 5, 2021, 1:12 pm
Tourism to Israel down 81% year-on-year
New figures reveal how the pandemic slashed the number of visitors to the country last year, resulting in a huge financial loss. 
By Jewish News Reporter
Tel Aviv's famous sea-front promenade
December 29, 2017, 1:48 pm
A record 3.6 million tourists visited Israel in 2017
More than 185,000 Brits visited the Jewish state in the past 12 months according to new figures
By JTA
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