According the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of visitors to Israel this past year came to 4.9 million; representing a 12% increase. 4.6 million were regular tourists (a rise of 10.5%) and 353,000 were day visitors (passing through on ships, or...
El Al reported quarterly results for the third quarter this past week, as a result of which, the airline's stock dropped. The stock market viewed the decline in profits for Q3 (typically El Al's most profitable quarter) and sold off the airline's...
El Al announces plans to expand its partnership with Viasat in order to provide high speed internet to all of its planes. Currently, El Al’s new 787 Dreamliners are equipped with the Viasat system. El Al will now install the system in...
Rendering of hotel
Hilton International announced it has signed a contract to operate the new Hotel Swell being built on the Ashdod beach. The Swell will have 84 rooms with a pool on the roof. It will be located to the north of...
EL Al managed to turn a minimal profit during the second quarter of 2019, reporting profits/of $84,000, after losing $18 million in Q1 of 2018. While El Al dropped to carrying 25.7% of the passengers in and out of Ben Gurion Airport,...
Zim reported the following second quarter results —
Financial and Operating Highlights for the Three Months, Ending June 30, 2019:
Total revenues were $834.3 million compared to $803.2 million in Q2 2018, a 3.9% increase. ZIM...
Arkia has added a number of international destination to its winter flight schedule. The company will fly twice weekly to Rome, Prague, Athens, as well as, to Goa and Chochin in India. With the closing of Tel Aviv’s Sde Dov Airfield, Arkia...
American Airlines plans to return to Israel. After its merger with US Air, American flew to Israel for a brief period, after acquiring US Air’s Philadelphia-Tel Aviv route; a route which American terminated soon after the merger. American announced its new destinations...
THE CITY OF EILAT. IN THE PHOTO, GENERAL VIEW OF THE MARINA AND THE HOTELS.
העיר אילת. בצילום, מראה כללי של המרינה והמלונות בעיר.
In June 2019, a record 365,000 tourist entered Israel. This represents an increase of 17.7% from one of 2018....
(Update)In a dramatic about face, Arkia announced on July 4th that it would not lay off employees and would find other ways of restructuring. The new announcement came only two days after the initial announcement in which Arkia announced major...
