Elisa Moed discusses the impact of covid-19 on Holy land travel, potential of virtual tours, plans to restart tourism, and changes in Israeli hotels to attract domestic tourists.
A rare stone mask dating to New Stone age period was discovered several months ago in the southern Hebron hills region reinforcing the theory that there was a stone-mask production center in this region. Its characteristics, in addition to other findings reveal that the mask
A brand new Holy Land attraction was all set to be unveiled in Jerusalem in time for the Easter holiday but with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Jerusalem like cities around the world have ground to a halt. There are no tourists. But that
Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christian pilgrims around the world to be the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and his burial tomb, closed its doors indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic last week. This is the first time that this fourth century Church
Israel is beginning to open up its economy this week and tourism, one of the largest sectors of the Israeli economy (and the hardest hit by covid-19) will soon unlock its doors as well. Beginning May 5, 20 national parks, including Caesarea, Banias, Nachal Amud,
After a record breaking 2019 in which Israel welcomed over 4.5 million visitors to Israel,2020 was off to an even stronger start before the coronavirus abruptly halted all tourismnot only to Israel, but around the world. After over two months of shutdown, airlines are now
With the dramatic decline in covid-19 infection rates (now under 20 new infections/day as of this writing) Israels tourism industry sector is now opening up to domestic tourists. Restaurants, Museums, and major Israeli hotel companies including Dan Hotels, Fattal Hotels, Inbal, and Isrotel along with
The Israeli government announced today, May 20th, that houses of worship will be allowed to reopen, with up to 50 people in the building, maintaining two meters’ distance between worshippers, as well as the appointment of a corona official for the house of prayer and
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Galilee was full of hundreds of small villages where the simple people raised their crops, tended to their flocks and lived according to their ancient customs. These villages served as the backdrop for the historic events that spawned the
Holy Week was ushered in to Jerusalem on Sunday with thousands of Christians waving palms and walking the route believed to be the same one Jesus took when he entered Jerusalem in his final week. “The next day the great crowd that had come for