by TravelAgent | Dec 3, 2018 | Insurance, Know Before You Go, Options, Travel Tips, Trip Prep
Travel Guard has published their list of the most common travel related accidents and injuries. *Renting and using vehicles such as mopeds, Segways, jet skis or scooters without proper instructions. *Drinking alcohol: Falls cause numerous injuries, and poor judgement...
by TravelAgent | Aug 10, 2017 | food, Good News from Israel, Highlights, Know Before You Go, Options
In the 1950s, a very young Israel experienced severe food shortages. But in an amazingly short time, Israel’s desert was blooming with fresh produce prized in the Western markets. Israel’s dairy cows gave a record amount of milk, the ancient wine industry was...
by TravelAgent | Jun 29, 2017 | Know Before You Go, Options, Photos, Shopping, Travel Tips
Many of our participants want to buy a shofar (ram’s horn) as a souvenir of their visit to Israel. Whether you intend to actually blow the shofar or simply display it in your home/office, this article “4 Shofar types: How to choose the perfect...
by TravelAgent | Jun 7, 2017 | Know Before You Go, Opinion, Options, Travel Tips, Trip Prep
Just when you thought airlines had done everything they could to make flying as torturous as possible, they have thought of something else … Basic Economy. One of the new efforts to “provide more options for passengers” that many airlines have...
by TravelAgent | Apr 23, 2017 | Highlights, Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Options, Photos, Things to See/Do
From sundown April 23 until sundown April 24, 2017, Israel will observe Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). During this time, the nation turns their attention toward the six million Jews who were killed at the hands of the Nazis and their accomplices. All forms...
by TravelAgent | Jul 29, 2016 | Dead Sea, Extras, Highlights, Israel Travel, Know Before You Go, Options, Photos, Sights & Sounds
The following Dead Sea facts are provided by Dead Sea Divers. • It is famous for being the lowest location (lake) on the planet (420 meters below sea level; at the present). • The saltiest body of water on Earth. • Located in the deepest part of the Syrian-African...