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Spotlight | Akko: rated Israel’s most welcoming city

Booking.com has elected Akko the most welcoming city in Israel, before Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, or Eilat. This honorific title is due to the ratings given by website users to the hotels and various hospitality venues they frequented. This past year, more than two million tourists visited Akko. Two years ago, the city of Rosh Pina was awarded with the title, falling to second position this time round. In third place is Had Nes, a community settlement in the Golan Heights, and

then come Arad and Mitzpe Ramon. Nazareth is placed seventh, Eilat ninth, and Haifa tenth. “We’ve hugely invested in tourism development and culture these past years”, says mayor of Akko Shimon Lankri, “the secret to the city’s success is the combination of its location and history, with unprecedented investment in tourism projects. We’ll continue to invest and make sure we offer the best experience we can to the many tourists flocking to our city each year”.

You might have always wondered why plane windows always have small holes in them. Here's a short explanation: the small hole helps balance out the atmospheric pressure when the plane reaches 30 thousand feet high - keeping it intact. Indeed, atmospheric pressure at that height is 80% lower than what it is on the ground. For this reason, in order to pressure is readjusted to what it is at 8,000 feet. The pressure differences (inside tremendous force that is also applied to the windows and the small hole helps to bridge these pressures. and outside the plane) cause a feel comfortable on planes, the air

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A new luxury resort where the Luna Gal waterpark used to be A new exclusive resort is currently being built where the legendary Luna Gal waterpark used to be, near the Sea of Galilee. The resort will be divided into an area for families and one more suited to couples and will include 150 rooms spread across 6 hectares of land, with a spa, a gourmet restaurant and a water sports complex to boot. Simulation: Feigin Architects

A second Six Senses hotel is on its way Two years after opening its first venue in the southern community settlement of Shaharut, luxury hotel brand Six Senses has announced it will soon be launching a second one in Tel Aviv, as part of the “Rothschild 10” project. The new hotel will include ten floors, 140 rooms, and a pool and spa on the 17 th floor. It’s set to be the first hotel in Israel to be built according to the Leed Platinum eco construction standards.

The UK will be launching a new tourist visa The UK has recently announced the creation of a new tourist entry permit called the ETA tourists will need to fill out online prior to entering the country. The system is officially set to be up and running by 2024 and will require tourists to pay a fee to enter the country. Note that the entry permit is considered a mere formality and potentially denied in special cases alone.

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