Royal Caribbean will be 'first' to offer 'fully vaccinated' cruise with sailings starting in Israel
Travel 01:48 | 02/03
Royal Caribbean's new ship, Odyssey of the Seas is set to debut with departures from Israel with all passengers and crew over 16 vaccinated.
Retro-fun motel offers charm, congeniality with hospitality
Travel 18:01 | 28/02
DAVIS, W.Va. (AP) - Atmosphere and intent go a long way in a place like the Billy Motel in Tucker County.In Davis, near the entrance to Blackwater Falls State Park with Canaan Valley State Park nearby, the Billy Motel and Bar has the feel of something old, but also ...
Vaccination 'passports' may open society, but inequity looms
Travel 13:02 | 26/02
Governments say getting vaccinated and having the proper documentation to prove it will smooth the way to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and such efforts have gotten a head start in Israel
Vaccination 'passports' may open society, but inequity looms
Travel 10:31 | 26/02
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Violet light bathed the club stage as 300 people, masked and socially distanced, erupted in gentle applause. For the first time since the pandemic began, Israeli musician Aviv Geffen stepped to his electric piano and began to play for an audience seated right in front ...
Museum founded by Holocaust survivor reopens in Indiana
Travel 00:30 | 22/02
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A western Indiana museum founded by a Holocaust survivor who championed forgiveness has reopened following a six-month-long closure prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.The CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center reopened in Terre Haute on Friday, when 26 visitors showed up to see a new ...
TikTok Disney fans reveal theme park tricks they ‘shouldn`t share` including how to always skip the queues
Travel 04:01 | 20/02
DISNEY World fans have been sharing their top tricks and secrets on TikTok, including how to avoid broken down rides and long queues. TikToker David Vaughn, who said he “probably shouldn t share it, explained how to get free multi-Fast Passes, which allow guests to queue jump. He explained: “So I realized Indiana Jones breaks down quite […]
Egypt set to build new high-speed train between the Red Sea and Mediterranean
Travel 16:20 | 17/02
Egypt is building a new high-speed train that will offer a direct connection between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
Bison largely remaining within the boundaries of Yellowstone
Travel 03:08 | 16/02
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Bison have largely stayed in Yellowstone National Park and avoided being captured by park officials or killed by hunters this winter, officials said.Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson Morgan Jacobsen said most of the animals have remained within the park`s borders on the slopes above ...
Hamas court says women need guardian's approval to travel
Travel 22:36 | 15/02
A Hamas-run Islamic court in the Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the permission of a male guardian to travel
Skiing in the pandemic: Here's what a Colorado ski trip is like right now
Travel 22:24 | 15/02
USA TODAY Network writer David McKay Wilson headed to Breckenridge in Colorado for a much-needed week of skiing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hamas court says women need guardian's approval to travel
Travel 21:36 | 15/02
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Hamas-run Islamic court in the Gaza Strip has ruled that women require the permission of a male guardian to travel, further restricting movement in and out of the territory that has been blockaded by Israel and Egypt since the militant group seized power. ...
As vaccinations lag, Israel combats online misinformation
Travel 13:32 | 15/02
Israel is blaming online misinformation for a sudden slowdown in the vaccination campaign, after the country surged ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus
As vaccinations lag, Israel combats online misinformation
Travel 10:09 | 15/02
JERUSALEM (AP) — After surging ahead in the race to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, Israel is blaming online misinformation for a sudden slowdown in the campaign. Now, officials are fighting back.Israel's Health Ministry, which is spearheading the vaccination efforts, is employing both warnings and incentives as it ...
Israel, Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers
Travel 23:12 | 14/02
Israel and Cyprus have announced a tourism agreement
Israel, Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers
Travel 23:12 | 14/02
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Cyprus announced a tourism agreement Sunday to allow citizens who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to travel between the countries without the need to quarantine.The agreement between the two Mediterranean countries is a step toward restoring their tourism industries, which have been hit ...
Do vaccine passports only work in fantasyland?
Travel 02:09 | 14/02
AS the vaccination programme continues at an astonishing pace, many see the jab as the first step towards being able to travel again. But as yet, there has been no global agreement on whether proof of vaccination will be needed to travel. Both Greece and Israel have indicated they will offer vaccinated travellers no restrictions […]
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
Travel 23:34 | 08/02
Israeli and Greek officials have agreed to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid to boost their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
Travel 23:32 | 08/02
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid to boost their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the agreement in Jerusalem ...
Record-breaking roller coaster will travel more than 155 miles per hour
Travel 17:43 | 04/02
A roller coaster now under development in the Middle East is set to smash existing records for speed, height and track length.
Spectacular Jewish cinema from around the world
Travel 04:15 | 03/02
This year`s Jewish International Film Festival gives you another chance to travel the globe virtually
Painting looted by Nazis to be returned to Jewish heirs
Travel 21:30 | 02/02
A commission in Germany has ruled that a painting by expressionist Erich Heckel that is in a German art museum was likely unlawfully obtained under the Nazis and should be returned to the heirs of a Jewish historian who once owned it
Painting looted by Nazis to be returned to Jewish heirs
Travel 21:29 | 02/02
BERLIN (AP) - A commission in Germany has ruled that a painting by expressionist Erich Heckel that is in a German art museum was likely unlawfully obtained under the Nazis and should be returned to the heirs of a Jewish historian who once owned it, officials said Tuesday.Heckel's “Geschwister," ...
WWII museum exhibit features US soldier's Holocaust memories
Travel 17:27 | 02/02
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Visitors to the National WWII Museum will be able to ask questions of a U.S. soldier who helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp as part of a traveling interactive exhibit from the USC Shoah Foundation that uses technology to spread the stories of Holocaust survivors and ...
A London museum wants to challenge common perceptions of the Holocaust
Travel 22:00 | 27/01
New galleries due to open in London's Imperial War Museum later this year will challenge commonly held views about the Holocaust, with a focus on the "ordinary" people who carried out the atrocity.
Influencers returning from Dubai will have to quarantine as UAE is removed from UK travel corridor list
Travel 19:57 | 11/01
UAE has been removed from Britain s travel corridor list – meaning travellers will need to self-isolate on their return. Bikini-clad influencers will now have to quarantine when they come back from Dubai after it was booted off the nation`s safe list of destinations. The middle eastern holiday hotspot, which has rammed full of celebrity influencers […]
From views of leopards to converted prison cells — top hotels opening in 2021
Travel 22:00 | 08/01
WITH openings delayed from last year, 2021 is set to feature a bumper haul of new hotels. From rooms with views of leopards in Kent to converted prison cells in Cornwall, Jacob Lewis lists the top ten new ones opening from this spring that you should check in and check out. Leopard Creek at Port […]
Seychelles, Mauritius, Botswana and Israel removed from UK travel corridor list
Travel 17:57 | 07/01
BOTSWANA, Seychelles and Mauritius have been removed from the UK s air bridge list, enforced from Saturday, along with Israel. Anyone entering the country from the four destinations will have to quarantine on arrival. The UK is currently on lockdown, meaning holidays abroad are off the cards – this doesn t affect essential travel relating to work, education or […]
The Latest: Moderna says Israel approved its virus vaccine
Travel 06:51 | 05/01
JERUSALEM - American biotech company Moderna says Israel has approved its COVID-19 vaccine, but the announcement comes as the country faces a rapidly growing outbreak of the disease.Moderna said in a statement Tuesday that the Israeli Health Ministry authorized use of the company`s vaccine and that it would begin ...
From awe-inspiring sand dunes and ruins to buzzing souks and beaches Jordan has it all
Travel 04:01 | 27/12/20
When the plane came in to land at Aqaba, a port city on the Red Sea, the Jordanian mountains below us looked like the surface of Mars. No wonder that The Martian and Star Wars: Rogue One were filmed in the desert here. But Jordan`s not just about the awe-inspiring sand dunes and ruins – […]
Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere
Travel 23:02 | 24/12/20
Bethlehem has ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land