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A new Entry/Exit Scheme launches in Europe |

A new vacation experience at the Lear Sense Hotel | The Lear Sense Hotel in Gedera has inaugurated a new “exclusive quarter” offering an exclusive vacation experience with luxury suites, a pool, and a sauna. There are three suites in total, all of them spacious and elegantly designed. Guests of the exclusive quarter will be able to enjoy the use of a pool reserved just for them, as well as a dry sauna. Each suite includes a king size bed with satin sheets, quality toiletries, a Nespresso machine, a mini bar with among other beverages, bottles of still and sparkling water available free of charge, bath robes, spa slides, and more.

44% of Israeli beaches are Blue Flag certified | The Blue Flag certification is an international certification initiative that analyzes the quality of beaches in 51 states across the world. Criteria for receiving the certification include cleanliness, water quality, beach facilities, safety, accessibility, and more, and many of Israel’s beaches have been awarded the coveted label. “Israel is one of the leading countries in terms of quantity of Blue Flag beaches. It is ranked 14 th out of 51 participating countries”, says Hadas Gan-Frenkel, head of environmental management at EcoOcean, the association responsible for awarding the certification in Israel. “44% of Israel’s beaches are Blue Flag certified. When beachgoers arrive at a Blue Flag certified beach, they can rest assured that it abides by all the criteria, including cleanliness, water quality, etc.”, she adds.

The EU’s new Entry-Exit Scheme (EES) will launch on November 10 th . Travelers will need to scan their passports or other travel document at a self-service kiosk each time they cross an EU external border. It will not apply to legal EU citizens or residents or those with long-stay visas. The system will register the traveler’s name, biometric data, and the date and place of entry and exit. Facial scans and fingerprint data will be taken every three years and are valid for multiple trips within that period. It will apply when entering all EU member states, apart from Cyprus and Ireland, as well as four non-EU countries in the Schengen Area: Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

2 Israeli hotels have received international recognition The Dilly in London and the Manor in Amsterdam, both part of the Leonardo Hotels Group by Fattal, have been selected by the prestigious National Geographic magazine as respectively “best hotel in London for family stays”, and “best hotel in Amsterdam for guests seeking to experience the city like a local”. These choices were elaborated as part of two separate articles, one reviewing nine of London’s best hotels, and the other, seven exceptional Amsterdam hotels. “It’s not that hard to find the best hotels in London but finding the best hotel for a particular type of vacation, or your specific fields of interest, is another kettle of fish”, explains the magazine as it details its choices, praising the Dilly’s 12 meters indoor pool, as well as its location, and the Manor, for making guests feel as though they’re visiting a friend, fully immersed in city life.

The Manor hotel I Photo: courtesy of Flare Department

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