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Aside from tours it offers for free to the general public, Tel Aviv Global & Tourism, a subsidiary of the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, has also designed a range of other guided city tours, which it markets to groups and individuals, to suit a wide range of interests. The Rothschild Blvd. tour includes a visit to the Herzl/Lilienblum Museum (free of charge), Independence Hall (entrance fee extra), the innovation and entrepreneurship space in the Tel Aviv Public Library and a stop at a start-up company.

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Two of the tours focus on Tel Aviv’s Templar Sarona Quarter. The first is based on the history of Sarona, the 19th-century Tel Aviv district set up by the Templars, Messianic German Christians, to welcome Jesus and the Second Coming from their Holyland homes. It includes stops at the home of the neighborhood dance teacher (which later became the office of the Israel Minister of Finance), the Templar assembly hall, iconic clock and the olive press. The latter tour is a dramatized presentation highlighting some of Sarona’s history and anecdotes.

A tour centering about Neve Tzedek (Tel Aviv’s first neighborhood outside walled Jaffa) and the Hatachana Compound (built on the site of the Ottoman-period railroad that transported passengers between Jaffa and Jerusalem), is another option, with food tasting available as an extra, at additional cost, as are  museum and site entry fees.

A fascinating way to get to know the people that spent time in Jaffa and left their impression: the love story of Andromeda and Perseus; the artist Nahum Gutman; Yosef Moyal and the clock tower; Aris San and the debut of Mediterranean music in Israel; Napoleon captures the city; Abu Nabout the city builder, and many others. A colorful moonlight itinerary through the Old Jaffa’s alleyways, the Clock Tower Sq. the Abu Nabout Mosque, the Greek monastery, Pisgah Garden and a lookout point over Jaffa Port.

For an overview of the history of Jaffa down through the ages, it's worthwhile combining this tour with a visit to the Old Jaffa Visitors Center, situated under Kedumim Sq. The center displays archeological artefacts from land and sea and archeological excavations of houses in their entirety, as part of an interactive tour that includes beautiful film clips and additional surprises.

Market & Tasting Tours

“Pass the Hummus” – on Jaffa’s People & Food

From the old city and until the 1950s, from flea market merchants to fashion designers and boutiques, from car repair shops to art galleries - Jaffa changing each day, before our very eyes. This tour will show us Jaffa in its various and so very special hues. We’ll meander along Jaffa’s alleyways and meet over a cup of Turkish coffee, in the spirit of coexistence, to listen to stories that have made the city so lovely and fascinating.

The Carmel Market is always teeming with life, fragrances, tastes, and especially people, all of which make it what it is: Itzik and his artichokes; Amrani the spice purveyor; Dorfman, who sells rendered fat, and others too. A tour bursting with taste treats, so be sure to come hungry.  

Taste & Color in South Tel Aviv – a Tour of Levinsky Market

An itinerary of tastes through the streets of South Tel Aviv, among the alleys, and food stands of Levinsky Market. A short introductory tour among the fragrant spice sacks, the marzipan factory, the small shop selling authentic Turkish bourekas, and more.

Reemerging Florentine – Touring & Tasting

A tour of an old neighborhood that has been coming to life in recent years. Established as a neighborhood for light industry, Florentine has been transforming into one of Tel Aviv’s most intriguing districts, a combination of uniquely architectonic residential dwellings, areas where light industry is still active, and the spice market, which has become picturesque over the years and teeming with people, and which joins special taste treats with interesting tales. Each delicatessen and shop has its own story, and we will hear them in the course of the tour, as we sample tidbits from all over the world – Turkey, Greece, Yemen, Iran, India, and others. It is a composite drawing of neighborhood where new immigrants, students and artists live side by side, a truly Israeli melting pot. The tour includes an abundance of tastings at unique neighborhood establishments.  It can be combined with a visit to the Lehi Museum.

Carmel Market 

Culture & Art Tours

Graffiti Tour

Among the labyrinth of carpentry shops and car repair shops of the Florentine district, away from galleries and museums, works of art no one has ever heard about, can be seen. Who are these street artists? What is their message? And what in the world is graffiti? We’ll enter Florentine’s carpentry area and talk about graffiti, street art culture and learn to identify the signatures of Tel Aviv’s most important nocturnal artists. We’ll also talk about the founders from Thessaloniki that established the neighborhood, and about its new residents.

Into the Depths of the Opera

Meetings that enable the general public to learn and get to know the world of opera up close, by means of a behind-the-scenes guided experiential tour - in the wardrobe storage room, musical workshops, foyer, performance hall and – for the finale – a meeting with an opera singer. The tour includes wide-ranging explanations spices with stories – on the opera house architecture, it history, range of activities and the people behind the scenes, along with other surprises.

Theatre behind the Scenes

The world of the theater is a fascinating world all its own. Aside from what we see on stage, there is an entire behind-the-scenes universe. The tour includes a short history of the history of theater in Israel, accompanied by saucy anecdotes and a tour of the depths of the Cameri Theater – halls, costumes, props and all the secrets of stage design.

*For Up to 23 visitors.

*Tours take place mornings only.

  Ajami - Three Religions; One God

Jaffa’s Ajami district, named after a Muslim holy man, has been undergoing transformation in recent years. The neighborhood and Yefet St. served as the center for churches and the institutions of various Christian denominations, at the close of the 19th century. Tour the neighborhood streets visit a number of houses of worship, listen to stories on the houses and other neighborhood tales. An enchanting neighborhood, which has everything: the loveliness of its buildings; camaraderie and friendship among neighbors, and one large paramount God.

Places to visit in and around Tel Aviv

• Tel Aviv North Beach & Port
• Tel Aviv South Beach & Neve Tzedek
• Tel Aviv City Center & Rothschild Blvd.
• The Old City of Jaffa

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Transportation | el al, emerging from ‘emergency mode,’ is set to launch regularly scheduled tel aviv flights to and from fort lauderdale.

In the days and weeks that followed the mass murders and kidnappings orchestrated by Hamas terrorists in Israel last Oct. 7, El Al Israel Airlines, the nation’s flagship carrier, declared itself to be in an “emergency mode.”

Suddenly, the carrier had become the main source of air transportation to and from the country as other international airlines, including U.S.-based American, Delta and United, suspended service in the face of an all-out war.

Now, operations have “stabilized,” officials say, as new passenger traffic patterns have been identified and management has adjusted the airline’s route system. Among other things, El Al has dropped lightly traveled routes and buttressed its schedules with more flights to bigger cities and population centers, particularly in the United States.

Even with heightened concern after a thwarted Iranian missile attack on Israel over the weekend, El Al is scheduled to kick off year-round regularly scheduled service on Monday with twice-weekly flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, with the airline’s Boeing 787s departing the Broward County airport on Mondays and Saturdays.

The move by El Al, which operated seasonal service between Fort Lauderdale and Tel Aviv last September and October during the Jewish High Holidays, means the carrier is following through on a previously announced commitment made before Oct. 7, 2023, to operate regularly scheduled flights in Broward and serve Florida travelers who live farther to the north.

“We’re no longer in emergency mode,” Simon Newton-Smith, senior vice president, The Americas, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel in an interview late last week. “When Oct. 7 unfolded we had a lot of people booked to travel who didn’t want to travel, and people who wanted to travel who were not booked. There were a lot of pressures on the business. It was an all-hands-on-deck exercise to help our customers as we moved through the last quarter of 2023.

“We’ve got a better view of who needs what, where, when and how,” he added. “We are operating a bigger flying program and it’s more of a business-as-usual environment.”

Besides adding flights to South Florida, where the carrier also serves Miami International Airport, the airline is operating up to six flights daily at New York’s JFK International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Additional frequencies are also being added in Boston and Los Angeles.

“We’ve reworked the network to bring more aircraft flying into the U.S., so we can operate more flights,” Newton-Smith said.

Significant demand

In the first quarter of this year, El Al operated 31% more flights than it did in the same period of 2023, increasing its seating capacity by 50%.

“There is a huge business (travel) demand,” Newton-Smith said. “The U.S. continues to invest in Israel and Israel continues to invest in the U.S.”

“Load factors since Oct. 7 are in the very high 90s, which many would think counterintuitive,” he said. “We have strong demand from visiting friends and relatives. The people we haven’t seen are those traditional tourists to Israel. Understandably, they would want to see some stability over a long period of time.”

Along that vein, tour operators “have told us that 2024 is not the right time for them,” and the same message has been received from cruise line operators.

But families and other supporters of Israel such as volunteers continue to travel there.

Newton-Smith declined to go into detail about security procedures and protections for passengers.

“El Al security is pretty unique,” he said. “It is famous for having a level of security that is way above the typical security requirements of other airlines,” he said. “Have we done anything differently? I wouldn’t feel comfortable commenting on that.”

In an updated travel advisory issued Thursday, the U.S. State Department reiterated its months-old advice against traveling to Gaza, scene of major military operations by the Israeli defense Force against Hamas. It is also advising would-be visitors to “reconsider travel” to Israel and the West Bank.

“The security situation remains unpredictable, and U.S. citizens are reminded to remain vigilant and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness as security incidents, including mortar and rocket fire, often take place without warning,” the department said in its comments on Israel and the West Bank.

This past week, Israel was bracing for the possibility of a retaliatory move from Iran over Israel’s recent attack that killed an Iranian general in Syria.

Delta Airlines is scheduled to resume its own flights to Israel on June 7. United resumed service in early March after conducting what management called “a detailed safety analysis in making this decision, including close work with security experts and government officials in the United States and Israel.”  American is reportedly pointing to a late October resumption after setting earlier dates this year, according to the travel website simpleflying.com.

European airlines including Lufthansa, Ryanair and Air France resumed operations earlier this year.

El Al maintains code-sharing arrangements with Delta and JetBlue Airways, which means travelers can board a U.S. domestic flight on one of those airlines that will allow them to catch an El Al flight from one of its international departure points.

El Al and Florida

Two years ago, El Al moved its U.S. headquarters from Manhattan to Margate. At the time, local elected and economic development officials said the carrier made the decision to move after vetting the area for schools, religious facilities and the availability of local aviation industry talent.

“El Al has a special place for a lot of people in South Florida,” said Broward Commissioner Michael Udine, who was also serving as county mayor. “There is a vibrant Jewish community from Miami Beach up to Boca Raton and all of Broward County.”

The headquarters’ operational departments include all of the carrier’s U.S. financial, administrative and marketing functions.

Up until now, most of El  Al’s direct service to Tel Aviv from South Florida has emanated from Miami International Airport, and that service will continue.

El Al currently operates five flights weekly from Miami. “El Al Airlines remains the sole carrier offering a non-stop flight to Israel from MIA, with daily flight operations reaffirming our commitment to connecting Miami-Dade directly to this vital global destination,” Ralph Cutie, the aviation director, said in an emailed statement.

Looking forward, Newton-Smith said he sees a significant amount of Florida traffic flowing through Broward because many travelers from Palm Beach County and points north and west disliked the prospect of having to drive to Miami to catch their flights.

“We found a lot of our customers from West Palm Beach would take a connecting flight rather than do the drive down to Miami,” he said.

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Tel Aviv Museum Places In World’s Top 100 Art Museums

Tel Aviv Museum of Art has been included in a list of the top 100 most popular art museums in the world for the sixth consecutive time. 

The museum which was placed at number 75, is Israel’s largest art museum. It displays modern and contemporary art from Israel and around the world, including a permanent exhibit that includes the work of Van Gogh, Monet and Picasso. 

The annual ranking was published in the Art Newspaper , an international art magazine, and included the number of visitors at each location. 

According to the magazine, the museum had nearly one million visitors in 2023. It places Tel Aviv Museum alongside world-famous institutions like the British Museum and the Louvre in Paris. 

The plaza outside the museum is known as Hostages Square, the site of a permanent protest by the loved ones of the abductees who were dragged into Gaza by the Hamas terrorist organization on October 7. 

“It is exciting and significant to win international recognition these days and to be placed among the leading museums in the world. This achievement gains additional validity in light of the fact that the museum was closed to the public for two whole months with the outbreak of the war,” said the museum director Tania Coen Uzzielli. 

“I am grateful to the large crowd of visitors who chose to come to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and who continue to visit even in these difficult times. Thanks to them and to the creative and valuable work of the museum staff, we continue to be committed to presenting the best local and international art.”

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