Article By: Deanna Ting

2010 saw the country’s highest numbers ever, with nearly 3.5 million tourists arriving from around the world. Better than one in every six of these visitors–about 625,000–came from the U.S., making it Israel’s largest international tourism market.More>>

Article By: Jena Tesse Fox

Discover how agents, ever alert to the clients’ sensitivities and preferences, go about tapping the $18 billion religious travel market.More>>

Article By: Jena Tesse Fox

Israel’s Tourism Board recently launched a new advertising campaign, in honor of the country's 60th anniversary, to encourage new business to the ancient land. And it's working.More>>

Article By: Travel Agent Central Contributor

One of Israel's greatest boons to travelers is its compactness. Novelist Saul Bellow once wrote that all the fighting and thinking devoted to this "sliver of a country" make it seem much bigger than it is. In actuality, it's about the size of New Jersey. Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is...More>>

Article By: Joe Pike

The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) launched last week to serve the $18-billion religious travel market, and with it came new benefits for travel professionals who specialize in, or are looking to learn more about, booking religious-oriented vacations.More>>

Article By: Mark Rogers

El Al, Israel's national airline, now offers passengers the option of online check-in for flights departing El Al gateway cities in North America.More>>

Article By: David Eisen

While harrowing stories and video of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict often fill newspapers and TV screens, a November agreement signed between California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Israel Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog is hoped to spur tourism between the two states and mitigate the fears...More>>