Travel

El Al Again Says It Will Honor Tickets Sold At Wrong Price

08/09/2012 | Adam Dickter and JTA

Ending four days of uncertainty, El Al Israel Airlines on Thursday declared that all tickets purchased on travel sites during a glitch that caused unplanned lower fares will be honored.

El Al, JetBlue Ink Deal

08/13/2010

NEW YORK (JTA) -- El Al and JetBlue will now offer connecting options for customers traveling between the United States and Israel.

Trying To Salvage Summer Israel Travel

05/27/2009 | by Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

The recession and lower fuel costs have resulted in airfare prices that have not been seen since 2002. Now, armed with discount air/hotel packages and other incentives, officials of El Al believe they can help revive the flagging tourist trade to Israel.

“We are optimistic about the summer because of the new campaigns we are launching and the lower prices,” said Haim Romano, El Al’s president. “We feel the market is coming back.”

I love Jewish NY

03/23/2007 | by Adam Dickter | Staff Writer

Sure. Come to New York, spend your money on fancy dinners and Broadway shows and visits to the Statue of Liberty.
But maybe you can take a little time out of your busy schedule for The Jewish Museum or the Eldridge Street Synagogue?
The above probably won’t be part of a major Jewish tourism campaign that is taking shape after nearly a decade of planning.

Consul General A Security Risk?

07/19/2002 | by Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

Did an overly cautious pilot take security concerns to new heights? Or did a fuming Israeli official fly off the handle when the pilotís concerns were not addressed quickly enough?
What is clear is that the official, Alon Pinkas, Israel's consul general in New York, and his wife did not fly home from San Francisco last week on National Airlines, as originally scheduled. Although Pinkas refused through a spokesman to discuss the incident Monday, he told Israel-based reporters Sunday that the pilot would not allow him on the plane.

Resort Revved Up For Facelift

01/29/1999 | by Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

It won't be the Concord Resort Hotel we once knew (Jewish through and through) but it will still serve kosher blintzes and sour cream. The new owners of the Concord Resort Hotel insist there will still be a Jewish ambiance when the hotel, one of the largest in the world. It reopens the main building Oct.1 after a $40 million to $50 million renovation.