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<description>Travel &amp; Tourism Information Guide on the Ultimate Experience Vacation in Israel</description>
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<title>UK low cost airline bmi to launch daily flights from Heathrow to Tel Aviv</title>
<link>http://israeltravel.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/09/16/uk-low-cost-airline-bmi-to-launch-daily-flights-from-heathro.html</link>
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<category>Flights to Israel</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;low cost airline &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flybmi.com/&quot;&gt;bmi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is intends to launch a daily non stop service from Heathrow to Tel Aviv starting next spring. The move come after the successful conclusion of bilateral talks between the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;and Israeli governments, allow the designation of a second&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;and Israeli airline on routes between&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;London&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;and Tel Aviv.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;“The opportunity to be part of the growing business links and ties between the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;is extremely exciting and we shall look forward to playing our part in widening the competitive air links between the two countries, and the economic growth that this has historically achieved,” said &lt;b&gt;Nigel Turner&lt;/b&gt;, bmi CEO.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;The launch of services from Heathrow to Tel Aviv will grow the total number of destinations served by bmi, Heathrow’s second biggest airline, from Heathrow to 39. Earlier this month bmi announced the largest-ever expansion of its route network, with the opening of sales to 17 new destinations, including&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Baku&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Cairo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Tehran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Beirut&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;, and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Amman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;. The move marks the completion of the integration of BA destinations that were operated by BMED under a franchise agreement. BMED was purchased by bmi in February 2007.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Sponsored Links – &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/hotel.asp?hotel_id=295&quot; title=&quot;Tal Tel Aviv Hotel&quot;&gt;Tal Tel Aviv Hotel&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/tips.asp&quot;&gt;Israel Tourist Guide&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.garage-club.co.il/dynamic.asp?cid=9416&amp;amp;ttl=strip_5&quot;&gt;Garage Gym in Tel Aviv&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/hotel.asp?hotel_id=170&quot;&gt;Center Hotel Tel Aviv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>UK low cost airline Thomsonfly launches first low fares flights to Tel Aviv, Israel</title>
<link>http://israeltravel.blogspirit.com/archive/2007/06/19/uk-low-cost-airline-thomsonfly-launches-first-low-fares-flig.html</link>
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<category>Flights to Israel</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;low cost airline &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thomsonfly.com/&quot;&gt;Thomsonfly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is launching new services to Tel Aviv this winter, with flights on sale now for departures starting on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;1 November 2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;. Thomsonfly is set to become the first low-fares airline to launch flights to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;, offering potentially significant savings by comparison to existing high fares airlines serving Tel Aviv, including &lt;b&gt;El Al&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;British Airways&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Thomsonfly will operate three flights a week from both London Luton and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Manchester&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;to Tel Aviv,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;’s vibrant business capital. Thomsonfly prices start from £80 ($160) one way or £140 ($280) return, including taxes and charges.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; “Our decision to launch into Tel Aviv will satisfy the huge demand for direct flights to this exciting Israeli city. The Israeli economy is strong and visitor numbers from the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;are up this year, which is a positive backdrop to the launch of new services,” said &lt;b&gt;Guy Stephenson&lt;/b&gt;, Thomsonfly’s Commercial Director. “Both Thomson and Thomsonfly have a unique ability to stimulate tourism from the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;. Tel Aviv has a growing reputation as a stylish and lively choice for city breaks, but also as an important destination for cultural exchanges and as a place for doing business.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Thomsonfly is part of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.world-of-tui.com/en/country/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;TUI AG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, the largest tourism and travel services group in the world, which is based in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Hanover&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;. Thomsonfly has a fleet of 47 aircraft and carries over 8 million passengers each year from 20&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;airports to over 80 destinations in 37 countries.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;Sponsored Links – &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/hotel.asp?hotel_id=166&quot;&gt;Hotel City Tel Aviv&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/tips.asp&quot;&gt;Israel Travel Tips&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/hotel.asp?hotel_id=171&quot;&gt;Eilat Nova Hotel&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/hotel.asp?hotel_id=167&quot;&gt;Cinema Tel Aviv Boutique Hotel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title>Air Madrid to begin charter flights to Israel in April 2006</title>
<link>http://israeltravel.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/22/air-madrid-to-begin-charter-flights-to-israel-in-april-2006.html</link>
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<category>Flights to Israel</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.airmadrid.com/chgidi.do?codidi=ESP&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Air&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Madrid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;will offer charter service linking cities in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;South America&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;via its hub in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;. The announcement of the Spanish low fare airline means an additional 25,000 available seats on flights between&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;South America&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Air&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Madrid&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;began operations from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;in April 2004 and has expanded its network to include flights from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Madrid&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;to 11 destinations in Central and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;South America&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;plus&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Tenerife&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;and from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Barcelona&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;to four South American destinations and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Tenerife&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;The Spanish company transports approximately one million passengers annually between gateways in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;South America&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;In 2005, 95,000 tourists arrived in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Latin America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;, 50% more than in 2004. The number of visitors from&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma&quot;&gt;more than doubled to 52,000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Tahoma&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arpu-up.com/&quot;&gt;Blog Marketing Ad&lt;/a&gt; – &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlas.co.il/about.asp&quot;&gt;Atlas Hotels in Tel Aviv&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fauziazarinn.com/english/high/ehigh.asp&quot;&gt;Hotel in Nazareth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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