CAIRO, Egypt — News of a 3,000-year-old pharaonic bracelet stolen from the Egyptian Museum and melted down for scrap has rippled far beyond Cairo, unsettling would-be tourists who already view travel in Egypt through the lens of safety and security.
BRUSSELS, Belgium — With summer only a few months away, travelers eyeing European getaways may find the journey as challenging as the destination is alluring. Brussels is one of many European capitals bracing for renewed labor actions, squeezed aircraft supplies and detours around closed airspace that could snarl schedules from June through September.
A recent flight from New York City to Tel Aviv has become the focus of an international health alert after a passenger was diagnosed with measles, putting hundreds of travelers on notice and prompting officials to remind globetrotters to double-check their immunization status before boarding long-haul flights.
ATHENS, Greece — Summer visitors stepping onto Greece’s sun-splashed quays are finding more than blue skies and taverna music this year. From Piraeus to Crete, a rolling wave of demonstrations aimed at Israeli holidaymakers has introduced an unexpected layer of tension to one of the Mediterranean’s busiest tourism corridors.
ATHENS, Greece — A coalition of Greek organizations has announced plans for a demonstration on Aug. 10 that explicitly targets Israeli vacationers, according to a report from The Jerusalem Post en Español.
Israel fully reopened Ben-Gurion Airport and other civilian airfields to scheduled service over the weekend. The step follows last week’s cease-fire that ended 11 days of cross-border hostilities. Airlines quickly began restoring frequencies, and the Israel Airports Authority confirmed that departure and arrival slots are back to pre-conflict levels.
In the wake of Israel's unprecedented air offensive on Iran last week, a wave of global airlines announced sweeping cancellations and suspensions of routes across the Middle East, disrupting air travel for thousands. The heightened conflict, triggered by Israeli claims that Iran was nearing nuclear capability—a charge Tehran denies—has led to widespread exoduses from major Iranian cities and left countless luxury and experience-driven travelers scrambling for alternatives.
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have announced plans to resume service to Israel in the coming weeks, following security assessments.
United will be the first to reinstate flights, with daily service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Tel Aviv set to restart on March 15. The airline will add a second daily flight on March 29. Delta will follow shortly after, relaunching its daily New York JFK-Tel Aviv route on April 1.
El Al, Israel’s national airline, has announced a waiver on change and cancellation fees for passengers in response to escalating violence with Hezbollah and growing concerns of further conflict involving Iran. This comes after recent missile attacks on Israel and suspensions of flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
United Airlines has suspended its operations to Tel Aviv in response to the recent missile attack by Iran on Israel, which occurred on April 13. This decision comes as a safety precaution, affecting numerous flights including the scheduled service from Newark and a planned departure to Jordan from Washington Dulles on Tuesday.
