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Georgia and Israel sign tourism agreement for the first time

Israel and Georgia will strive to promote joint programs, marketing materials and information on tourism investments.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Haim Katz and Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili sign agreement to promote tourism between their respective countries.
A South Korean delegation at the Feast of Tabernacles

Only 7% of Evangelicals have been to Israel - survey 

Some 40% of Evangelicals are "extremely interested" in visiting the country.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli companies with Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, at the start-up competition semi-final

Four Israeli start-ups reach final of global tourism innovation contest

The winning start-up will design a pilot project with Globalia and its major brands, including AirEuropa, Be Live and Travelplan.

|ByEYTAN HALON
‘A sprawling mess built on an archeological gold mine’: Silwan Valley.

The gentrification of east Jerusalem

The municipality has also invested in the Music School and Cultural Center in Silwan, which offers leadership programs, swimming and cooking classes and houses a theater group.

|ByREBECCA BERMEISTER

Palestinians pull UN World Tourism Organization membership bid

Israeli diplomats had attempted to pressure the agency to reject the Palestinian bid.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Tourists stand in front of a grafitti depicting US President Donald Trump on the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem August 4, 2017.

Israel working to thwart Palestinian bid to join UN tourism body as member state

If the bid is successful, it would be the second UN organization, after UNESCO, to which the Palestinians have full membership.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
The Palestinian flag flies after being raised by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a ceremony at the United Nations General Assembly.

A modern-day Roman feast

A new spa club offers full-scale pampering for the whole day.

MAY 30, 2013
ByNORA BERLIN
Akoya Club Spa and Pleasure