Israel announced the start of international tourism
Vaccination programme Israel The time is approaching for the restoration of inbound tourism. According to the Ministry of Tourism, foreign tourists will be able to enter the country in the summer of 2021.
Israel is the leader in the rate of vaccination, and this process is associated with the possibility of resuming the admission of foreign tourists. As of March 15, 2021, 45% of the population and more than 63% of the adult population (over 16 years old) have been vaccinated.
By May 2021, 70-80% of the population will have antibodies to the coronavirus. This will allow for herd immunity and the resumption of inbound tourism to Israel this summer.
This forecast was voiced by Vladimir Shklyar, Director of the Department of the Ministry of Tourism of Israel in the Russian Federation and the CIS, Advisor to the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Russian Federation.
From March 15, Israel will resume flights with all countries, Ben Gurion Airport will be able to receive up to three thousand people a day.
From March 8, 2021, new rules of entry into Israel are in force, according to which only certain categories of foreign citizens can visit the country, including tourists (the spouses of Israeli citizens, athletes, foreign workers, students, people on humanitarian visits are allowed to enter).
Foreigners from non-tourist categories can visit Israel after obtaining approval in advance from the Population and Migration Administration or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country and with a negative PCR test result (not earlier than 72 hours before departure).
Upon arrival in Israel, the PCR test must be repeated, and medical insurance must be presented when entering the country, which covers the treatment of COVID-19. Foreign nationals are required to remain in isolation for some time.
Israel is preparing to resume receiving tourists in the summer of 2021, Israel and Russia are now in an active stage of the process of mutual recognition of vaccination certificates. It is assumed that if it is available, an air passenger entering Israel will not need to go to quarantine.
Source: atorus