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Flights disrupted at Ben-Gurion airport due to baggage handlers' dispute

Israel Airport Authority’s new tender for the running of the cargo terminal makes no mention of existing employees or terms of their employment. Up to 500 workers may face dismissal. BERJAYA

By Zohar Blumenkrantz | Oct 2, 2013 | 01:51 PM

Maman will continue to operate the cargo terminal at Ben-Gurion Airport
By Zohar Blumenkrantz

The hotels in the Dead Sea’s southern basin

Israel’s hotels finding a new rival in average Joe

Websites matching homeowners with tourists is creating new competition for hotel industry, warns Fattal CEO Reuven Elkes in an interview. BERJAYA

By Rina Rozenberg | Oct 1, 2013 | 06:48 PM | 2

The Hebrew language to receive two new museums, and maybe more

The Academy of the Hebrew Language finds an unlikely competitor in Rishon Letzion. BERJAYA

By Nir Hasson | Sep 23, 2013 | 04:33 AM | 3

Come on in, the water's fine! Israeli rivers, minus the sewage

Major cleanup has made the Yarkon safe to swim in; the Kishon could be next. BERJAYA

By Zafrir Rinat | Sep 19, 2013 | 07:28 PM | 2

El Al resumes day flights to Eilat

Airline stopped flying to the resort city during the day because of flight path changes due to rocket fire from Sinai. BERJAYA

By Zohar Blumenkrantz | Sep 15, 2013 | 06:12 PM

El Al to resume all Eilat flights, following three-day hiatus over security concerns

El Al will continue flying on its regular route to Eilat for two more weeks until the airline completes its organization for the authority's new flight procedure. BERJAYA

By Zohar Blumenkrantz | Sep 12, 2013 | 10:00 AM

A perfect time to holiday, but Syria jitters put chill on Sukkot travel plans

Sukkot comes early this year and vacation reservations have been heavy. But worries about a U.S. attack are deterring some travelers. BERJAYA

By Rina Rozenberg | Sep 9, 2013 | 02:30 AM

Despite Syria fears: Israeli hotels were packed over Rosh Hashanah

Sharp increase in requests for Tourism Ministry subsidies for new hotels may indicate industry revival. BERJAYA

By Rina Rozenberg | Sep 8, 2013 | 03:47 PM

A woman checks her cell phone as she sunbathes.

Travel by smartphone: The best apps for your next vacation

By Haaretz | Aug 15, 2013 | 11:28 AM

In the footsteps of Airbnb, Israelis venture into short-term rental market

Israel is among the top 20 countries with the most users on Airbnb; it isn't surprising, then, that Israeli entrepreneurs have decided to set up their own version. BERJAYA

By Rina Rozenberg | Aug 7, 2013 | 06:58 PM

Maccabiah gives a lift to summer tourism

Gloomy forecasts might yet be overturned with publishing of post-Maccabiah tourism figures, to be published only in another two weeks. BERJAYA

By Rina Rozenberg | Jul 29, 2013 | 05:20 AM

Lisbon: A go-to destination this summer for Israelis.

Flying high: Early Tisha B'Av and weak dollar bring smiles to Israel's tourism industry

The economy may be in the doldrums, but Israelis are traveling abroad in near record numbers. BERJAYA

By Rina Rozenberg, Zohar Blumenkrantz | Jul 22, 2013 | 05:17 AM

A train at Israel Railways’ Savidor central station in Tel Aviv

Israel Rail to halt main north-south artery for four days

All stops between Binyamin and Herzliya to be affected amid construction on three bridges in the Sharon region, between Wednesday and Saturday. BERJAYA

By Daniel Schmil | Jul 21, 2013 | 04:30 PM

Parks & Nature

Gan Hashlosha National Park. Crowded but still beautiful.

Spring-hopping in Israel's Beit She’an Valley

By Moshe Gilad | 08:22 PM

Baby baboon born at Ramat Gan Safari: Fake father protecting it from his wives

By Ruth Schuster | 03:47 PM

Forty years on, an Israeli archaeology class keeps on giving

By Alona Ferber | 09:55 AM | 4

Food & Drink

Four of Israel's best wineries

By Motti Kalmovich | 05:53 PM | 2

Taste Test: Best places to buy honey cake in Israel

By City Mouse Online | 01:35 PM

Restaurant review: Where to eat out in Israel on Rosh Hashanah

By City Mouse Online | 01:34 PM

Religion & Relics

The British High Commissioner's headquarters in Jerusalem, now the seat of the UN.

A colonial room with a view of Jerusalem

By Noam Dvir | 05:47 AM | 13

When Acre goes boutique

By Noam Dvir | 01:20 PM

Neot Kedumim: Exploring biblical Israel in the footsteps of those that walked it

By Danna Harman | 12:16 PM

Music & Theater

Stars, stripes and dust: Life and tunes of Woody Guthrie come alive on stage

By Michael Handelzalts | 11:09 AM

Electrodes instead of drumsticks at Grateful Dead member's Jerusalem concert

By Ido Kenan | 04:15 PM

Diverse set of five films shortlisted for 2013 Israeli documentary competition

By Nirit Anderman | 11:41 AM

Museums & Exhibits

A mandate to inform and entertain: Visiting the Underground Prisoners Museum in Jerusalem

By Jacob Solomon | 05:13 AM

'Ready maideleh’: 100 years since Marcel Duchamp

By Yuval Saar | 06:16 PM

The secret to peace in the Middle East, at an architectural expo

By Keshet Rosenblum | 07:05 PM | 3

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