While tourism accounts for 25% of the Greek GDP, the Towel Movement is fighting rising prices and overcrowding, and sabra expats are on the front lines

Scattered throughout the country's mountains and hills are hundreds of lookout points with histories both modern and ancient. Here are just a few of them

Essential to Jewish religious life, mikvehs can be found throughout Israel -- and some tell captivating tales of life millennia ago

Industry contracted by over 50% between 2019 and 2022, largely due to sanctions, fear of arbitrary arrests; instead, Tehran aims to boost tourism from Gulf, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Catholic church Our Lord in the Attic was forced underground during Golden Age in which Dutch Jews built large synagogues in public. Now it's nominated for Europe's Heritage Label

Settled 2,200 years ago and razed in an earthquake in 740 CE, the Golan Heights site changed hands numerous times over the years; it is now easier to reach for intrepid visitors

As some 150,000 Orthodox Jews flock annually to Yeshaya Steiner's grave in Bodrogkeresztur, the village's future is at risk even as Budapest seeks to become a top Jewish center

Supplicants flock from far and wide to pray at the graves of prophets and scholars from the ancient Holy Land. Here is a guide to some of the commonly visited revered sites

When Israeli dual-national Joseph Fischer learned a global hospitality summit was being held in Riyadh, he inquired about attending. He wasn't refused

The impoverished country of 800,000 boasts rich cultural diversity, and though its Jewish residents may not be many, they are made to feel welcome from the government level on down