America’s #1 gay travel magazine Passport highlights Nadav Peretz, founder of travel company Outstanding Travel, which specializes in LGBTQ travel to Israel and Greece. Nadav spoke about his life and business, and the recent collaboration with the American group for gay dads, Gays With Kids. If there is one takeaway from chatting with Nadav Peretz, […]
Former NSYNC boyband member and TV personality Lance Bass is currently in Tel Aviv on vacation with husband Michael Turchin. For both Lance and his Jewish husband, it’s the first time in Israel. Eating in the Carmel Market The couple came to Israel accompanied by their two best friends, actress Jamie Lynn Sigler (‘The Sopranos’) […]
Visitors to Tel Aviv who last came more than a decade ago will be astonished at the transformation of the city’s skyline as many high-rise buildings have sprung up, mainly alongside the Ayalon Highway. Boosted by the billions in high-tech riches pouring into the city, the focus on high-rise construction is currently in the area […]
Traveling to Israel this summer? Here’s your LGBT cheat sheet for things to do in Tel Aviv. A Wider Bridge recommends: (This is a live update page. come back and visit!) Tel Aviv is very often mentioned as an LGBT-friendly travel destinations lists. Only last week “the city that never sleeps” was selected by Tourism-Review.com […]
Jerusalem is so much more than a travel destination, it’s a pilgrimage for the mind, soul, senses, and stomach! Jillian, the creator and author of Food, Folks, and Fun shared her top 10 things you must eat in Jerusalem! Baklava. Oh, the baklava! My favorite Baklava in Jerusalem is from Shawar Bakery & Patisserie. The […]
Jay Geller, Member of the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College, participated in A Wider Bridge’s 2016 LGBT Mission to Israel. Upon his return, Geller joined the Board of A Wider Bridge. In this article, he shares his highlights from the trip, which he described in one word, “extraordinary.” I was privileged to join […]
Tourism-Review.com, a leading multilingual tourism news website, selected Tel Aviv among top 5 LGBT tourism destinations in the world. “Most recent surveys show that gay tourists travel more than others and spend greater amounts of money while on the road. Some countries and many cities have understood the value of attracting the gay clientele,” writes […]
The Charedi community and LGBT travellers are being targeted by Israel’s tourism campaigns for 2017, according to the country’s Minister of Tourism. Yariv Levin and Israeli Ambassador to the U.K. Mark Regev launch Israel’s booth at the World Travel Market trade show in London Speaking at the World Travel Market trade show in London, Yariv […]
Minister of transportation orders plans drawn for high-speed railway line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to include station in the Old City close to the Western Wall; riders will be able to get from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv in under half an hour. Minister of Transportation and Road Safety Yisrael Katz has instructed the ministry’s […]
Readers of the international luxury magazine Condé Nast Traveler have a thing for Israel. They voted both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv among the 40 “best cities in the world,” in the magazine’s 2016 survey of destinations outside the U.S., published Monday. Jerusalem came in at number 28 and was praised for its “cutting-edge art scene” and growing restaurant scene. The magazine elaborates: Long […]