Israel’s coronavirus cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to increase the number of arriving Israeli travelers from 200 to 3,000 per day. Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport has been closed to nearly all travel since Jan. 25 to prevent the spread of foreign virus variants in the country.
Maya Margit
Demand for holiday getaways remains high despite COVID-19 restrictions, tour operators report
The kosher travel sector is moving ahead with Passover holiday programs in Israel and abroad despite ongoing uncertainty about airport closures and confusion over health restrictions due to the coronavirus.
Holiday tour packages were all but canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year tour operators and agencies are reporting a surge in demand from travel-hungry people around the world.
“In Israel we are full-steam ahead right now and almost booked up in full,” David Walles, general manager and CEO of Kosher Travelers, told The Media Line. “Unless there’s a snap lockdown we’ll be going ahead,” he said.
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Due to the closure of Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, it is currently unclear when Ambassador Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah will be able to take up his post.
By JNS
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday swore in the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel.
Ambassador Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah was installed in an official ceremony in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, said the Dubai Media Office, which tweeted out the event.
Al Maktoum wished Al Khajah much success and urged him to work to achieve friendly and cooperative relations with Israel. Al Khajah pledged to carry out his job with integrity and sincerity, reported Gulf News.