Jerusalem is one of the most preferred destinations among tourists
Industry & Trade
20.07.09
Jerusalem is one of the most preferred destinations among tourists
Was ranked the 17th best tourist destination in the world in an annual poll carried out by "Travel + Leisure" magazine
Sami Ofer
Sea Transport
29.06.09
Ofer family buys 13 cargo ships
A private shipping company owned by Sami Ofer acquired 10 containerships and three are general cargo ships. Industry sources estimate the deal’s worth at only $150-200 million
EL AL began Luton-Tel Aviv services
Air Transport
11.05.09
EL AL began Luton-Tel Aviv services
According to EL AL CEO Haim Romano a traveler with only hand luggage can be out of the airport terminal within 10 minutes of disembarking
BMI airline removes Israel off the map
Air Transport
04.05.09
BMI airline removes Israel off the map
The report claimed that the reason was to avoid offending Muslim passengers. BMI spokesperson: The electronic map will be removed
Borchard Line to resume direct calls at Piraeus
Sea Transport
20.04.09
Borchard Line to resume direct calls at Piraeus
The company noted that its West Coast UK southbound services to Israel will renew calls at Piraeus thanks to improved working condistion at the Greek port
Alon Raveh
Sea Transport
06.04.09
Alon Raveh named Zim integrated shipping services new CFO
Raveh, 38 was responsible for new investments ventures in energy, infrastructure and motor vehicles at Israel Corporation
Zvi Plada
Sea Transport
26.01.09
Plada: Zim quadrupled war risk surcharge at Ashdod Port
Plada estimates the increase will cost importers and exporters an additional NIS 25 million this quarter
Arkia, Israir and Sun D'Or were given flight rights to European destinations
Air Transport
26.05.08
Arkia, Israir and Sun D'Or were given flight rights to European destinations
Sun D'Or was given the Antalya, Bratislava and Zagreb routes. Israir - the London and Rome routes - and Arkia the Barcelona and Madrid routes
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