Articles tagged “israel”

Good morning from Skift. It's Friday, March 11, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Tour operators are largely supportive of destinations easing travel curbs since most of them already require their own clients to be vaccinated. That doesn't mean they're getting complacent in the fight against Covid as many countries are still struggling with a surge in cases.

It's undoubtedly a boom time for Guesty, which helps streamline and automate key parts of short-term rental management. But what will happen when the publicly held tech giants enter the sector with their wares. Will they dominate, just like they've dominated the hotel tech sector?

Israeli Arab entrepreneurs have not benefitted from the travel tech startup boom in Israel. The controversial peace deal between Israel and some of its Arab neighbors could begin to get the investments flowing.

Some national flag airlines no longer have a commercial purpose and probably should go out of business. El Al is not one of those carriers. Tourism in the airline's Israel home market is booming, and El Al should be able to ride the wave.

Case closed. But data breaches seem never-ending.

Israel doesn’t really have a problem bringing in visitors. But bringing visitors who are not driven by religious beliefs is a challenge. Diversifying the country through food could help convince some travelers that a trip here is worth it.

American's Philly-Tel Aviv flights faced competition from El Al and United from JFK.

The UAE and Israel clearly aren't chummy, but Etihad appears to have a fairly open policy about transporting Israeli passport-holders.

"Parts Unknown" is back and with two Emmys in its pocket. Season two's strong start in a challenging location highlights all the reasons that it stands out among travel and news TV: It uses a meal as the entry point to a deeper honest conversation about culture, politics, and people.