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Faith in the Holy Land
Ironic as it may be, Christian tourism to Israel is fuelling this country’s economy like at no other time. It is this group – spurned on by popular evangelical pastors in the US – that have become the nation’s most ardent supporters.
Straddling continents
While Istanbul is not the capital of the country (it is Ankara), it is nevertheless the most visited. The reason is simply geography; it is rich in historical sites and vibrant, colorful streets that make up the only city in the world whose territory lies on two continents.
Fighting terrorism with tourism
It may sound strange that we are promoting tourism to Iraq. At the moment and we are talking primarily about religious tourism. These are destined to mainly religious cities like Najaf and Kirbala, Baghdad and Samara. These cities are safe and we can say that the security situation is in very good shape.
Ilana Goor
Walk through massive stone entrance hall of the Ilana Goor Museum in the historic port-town of Jaffa in Israel, and you will likely feel as if you had just entered an eclectic artistic jungle. Interspersed throughout the fascinating collection are the contemporary and the classical, the refined to the naïve, the secular to the religious.
Haggling on the net?
Applying international e-tourism models to diverse regions is fraught with roadblocks. After all this is a culture that favours haggling over straightforward pricing: and the question begs about whether the local service providers here will ever apply the same model as has been done in other regions?
Ripples in the sand
Setting off through the sandy deserts of Jordan; the mysteriously sand-etched monuments at Petra, biblical sites, baren dunes and starry night skies at Wadi Rum all bring me a step closer to understanding just what it was about this landscape that fascinated the man who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.
Jordan hedges bets on the Americas
ordan is looking to alleviate fears of travelers from the America’s by touting the Hashemite kingdom as a secure oasis within this troubled Middle Eastern region. The kingdom has launched a drive to isolate the kingdom from associations to the challenging political climate of neighboring countries by selling Jordan as a stand-alone travel destination.
Imagining history
Only in Israel can a lake become a sea as the Sea of Galilee. Only here can you float magically in the strange and acidy waters of the Dead Sea; and it is only here that the earth below your feet reveals tales that can easily become a gathering call for nations or religions, and even calls to arms. It is the conflicting tales of the history bellow your feet that represent the magic that impregnates the Holy Land.