Tourism

How travelers can stay safe: Identity checks, data protection and smart habits abroad

Learn how identity checks, encryption and smart habits keep a traveler's documents, payments and accounts safe on the road, from hotel check-in desks to public Wi-Fi.

How to protect your identity and personal data while traveling abroad.
An Arkia airplane is seen in the sky above Tel Aviv, March 8, 2026.

After Morocco, Tokyo ticket troubles, Arkia launches discounted eSIM deal for passengers

ONE OF the beaches in Pacific Paradise.

Fiji has set its sights on Israeli travelers, Fijian ambassador to Israel says

Demonstration against the Chabad House in Thailand.

Thailand revokes chief rabbi’s citizenship, rattling Jewish community as Israeli tourism continues


Beyond Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: Staymakom wants travelers to rediscover Israel

On the Staymakom website, users can choose what kind of experience they want, tailored to all kinds of individuals: from couples to families to single travelers.

Pictured: The horse riding, jeep tour of the Negev

Renewal in Tel Hai courtyard: Entrance foyer to be built with investment of some NIS 10m.

The Upper Galilee Regional Council has announced a public architectural competition for the design of the historic foyer, with the aim of transforming the site into a leadership and education center.

Tel Hai courtyard.

Jerusalem strengthens tourism sector: Some 80 professionals meet in the city

Entrepreneurs, attraction operators, and tour guides participated in a seminar organized by the Tourism Ministry in cooperation with the Jerusalem Development Authority.

On the right: Rakefet Levy, Yeela Bitton De-Lange, Neta Peleg-Briskin, Michael Itzhakov, Tsachi Namir, and Meital Studenya.

Thai political activist calls to limit Israelis' stay to 15 days

Hundreds of protesters participated in a rally against Israelis on Phuket Island. In September, the protest leader led a demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok.

The text in Thai: “Operation to Restore Thailand,” “This is Thailand – Thais must not sit idly by.”

From the sea to the promenade: How Eilat is transforming its entire coastline

Eilat's beaches and surrounding promenades are undergoing extensive upgrades: New shade structures, showers and restrooms, roundabouts, playgrounds, and renovated marinas.

A renovated leisure area at the marina and a new public square planned for Eilat’s northern promenade.

French court gives Irish man suspended sentence for antisemitic threat to Jewish couple

Patrick O’Brien, 60, told an Australian Jewish couple it was a shame Hitler hadn’t finished the job, then threatened to shoot the wife. Jewish groups say the sentence is too lenient.

Patrick O'Brien, an Irish man who was filmed confronting a Jewish couple in a supermarket in Avignon, France in August.

Metula is back: This is what the town that returned from the ruins looks like today

After three years of war, the northern town is trying to bring back travelers with historic hotels and entertainment venues that are welcoming guests once again.

There is almost no sign of the war’s destruction. Metula, October 2026.

Arava offers 28 attractions for NIS 130 until April: What does it include?

A new tourism card will offer entry to attractions, tours, culinary tastings, and more, Also: Anyone who books two nights at participating regional accommodations will receive the card as a gift.

Entrance and lantern tours. Timna Park.

Summer surprise: Israeli tourism to Slovakia jumps by 204%

The number of Israeli visitors to the country since the beginning of the year is more than double compared to the same period in 2025.

Slovakia.

Israeli woman visiting Thailand has visa revoked following conduct complaints by locals

The 33-year-old is not the first Israeli to face immigration enforcement measures on Thailand's popular tourist islands.

Bangkok, Thailand.