by TravelAgent | Dec 5, 2018 | Safety, Shopping, Travel Tips
Last week, one of the largest hotel chains in the world, Marriott International, Inc., announced that a massive data breach of its Starwood reservation system exposed the personal information of up to 500 million guests. Those who stayed at the chain’s Starwood brand...
by TravelAgent | Sep 13, 2018 | Know Before You Go, Safety, Travel Tips, Trip Prep
The following article was provided by Incentive Connection Travel. The highest levels of respiratory viruses at airports are on the plastic trays used at security checkpoints, a new study finds. Researchers took samples from a variety of of surfaces at Helsinki-Vantaa...
by TravelAgent | Mar 19, 2018 | Flights, Safety, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
The Associated Press is reporting on a recently published study that confirms “what some experts have been saying for years,” namely, that flying in a window seat might help travelers avoid the flu and/or colds. Lead researcher Vicki Stover Hertzberg of...
by TravelAgent | Oct 15, 2015 | Israel Tourism News, Israel Travel, Know Before You Go, Safety
Below is a video report on the current unrest and tourism published on October 15, 2015 by SarEl Tours, one of the largest ground agencies in Israel.
by TravelAgent | Nov 21, 2012 | Israel Tourism News, Israel Travel, Know Before You Go, Safety
Here’s the latest from the Israel Ministry of Tourism. What’s happening where? For some days rockets have been fired from the Palestinians’ Gaza Strip into southern Israel. A majority of the rockets have been brought down by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile...
by TravelAgent | Nov 19, 2012 | Israel Tourism News, Know Before You Go, Safety
The current conflict between Israel and Gaza has negatively affected tourism in the Holy Land, but perhaps not as much as one might expect. Generally speaking, the conflict is isolated away from most tourist areas. However, the rockets into Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem...
