Tourism Ministry

Becoming Israel’s Tuscany: Gov’t launches ‘Biblical Trail’ initiative to promote West Bank tourism

The NIS 3.2 million tourism project will include an accessible promenade and suspension bridge connecting the Eilon Moreh Heritage Center with the summit of the Mount Kabir Nature Reserve.

Israeli officials lay cornerstone of the new "Joshua Trail," the first in its "Biblical Trails" initative, near Elon Moreh, September 24, 2026.
Blue and white trail marker painted on a stone shows the direction of travel along a hiking trail.

Israeli Tourism Month returns with nationwide activities

The market in the Arab Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. August 24, 2026.

Jewish, Muslim, Christian Jerusalem Old City vendors say reduced tourism is harming businesses

Airport staff walks through the empty arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 13, 2025, after Israel closed its air space to takeoff and landing.PremiumPremium

A land with no tourists: Israel's summer season on ice again as tourism struggles to recover


Coming soon: 2 new hotels in the South

The Shevet Achim Group is establishing 2 new hotels and expanding the Dream Island Resort in the South.

The CEO of the Ministry of Tourism, Michael Yitzhakov, and the Deputy Director General of the Ministry, Rakefet Levi, with Yehuda Yifrah, the owner of Shevet Achim

More than a kibbutz: Kfar Giladi Hotel blends history, comfort, and borderland calm

By situating hospitality at the nexus of agriculture, history, and borderland experience, the hotel creates added value beyond conventional hospitality.

Kfar Giladi.

Eilat Municipality will encourage new Israeli immigrants to begin their lives in the city

The Eilat Municipality will encourage new Israeli immigrants to begin their lives in the city and work in its hotel industry. A framework combining work incentives and housing is already in motion.

 POOLSIDE AT the Isrotel King Solomon, Eilat

US working to evacuate citizens wishing to leave Israel, ambassador says

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee announced that those citizens who wished to leave must enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) before leaving.

Foreign nationals board buses to evacuate Israel via Egypt, following the security situation, in Tel Aviv, June 17, 2025

Historical heritage sites on verge of closure after year of rockets to northern communities

The Rosh Pina restoration site, an important part of the history of settlement in the Galilee, is struggling to survive following a sharp decline in tourism. They can close by the end of the. month.

Rocket impact on a building in the Galilee

Israel's Tourism Ministry to invest NIS 230m. in tourism infrastructure

The Tourism Ministry will provide funding for various projects including, heritage centers, parks, biking trails, and more.

 Tourism minister Haim Katz attends the 'victory conference' at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on January 28, 2024.

Millions invested into new bike path to honor victims of Oct. 7, hostages

The bike path, which cost NIS 7 million, is part of a larger project aimed at enhancing access to Timna Park, with a total investment of NIS 21 million.

 A new bike path will be opened in the southern Arava on Thursday to commemorate the 11 cyclists killed on October 7.

Iranian film to open Haifa International Film Festival

The 40th Haifa International Film Festival opens October 15 with 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof.

 A SCENE from the Iranian film ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig.’

In the midst of ongoing war, Israel's tourism flounders with few travellers and many limitations

After a brief post-pandemic recovery, the tourism sector is struggling, with few travelers and many restrictions within the country due to the conflict.

The Western Wall in Jerusalem, one of the most toured location in Israel.

Birthright Israel set to hit Israel this summer with 13,500 participants

Birthright participants will engage in civic volunteering and hear first-hand testimonies from October 7 survivors

Birthright Israel participants.