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Corona price: Excess expenses of thousands of shekels for a vacation abroad

The Corona not only makes it awkward to go on a family vacation, but mostly makes it more expensive.

Even the basic expenses of corona tests, travel insurance and more, can amount to thousands of shekels per family.

Those who prefer to maintain a "safe-distance" from the rest of the vacationers, will pay a much more expensive price

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Friday, 13 August 2021, 09:52 Updated: Saturday, 14 August 2021, 08:34

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There is no doubt that the tourism and aviation industries are the ones most severely affected by the corona. What for most businesses amounted to a "close here closed there" with all the difficulty and uncertainty, has become for many businesses in the fields of tourism and aviation a catastrophic reality.

If for restaurant owners compensate months without closure but no international flights in the past, on a very bad year, the branches from the aviation and tourism has become what we all equate for almost complete routine, ongoing nightmare.

Yet, along with the danger of collapse of some businesses Veteran there are some related business or limited air traffic inbound tourism flourished during the corona and holidays abroad have become less complicated, even if more expensive. They include:

testing Corona Privacy

- tourism companies that have become part of the travel agents trained samplers Fast in one of the hospitals (which, for their part, also discovered significant profit centers ...).

Today, there are close to 30 companies in the country that offer private corona tests and close to 100 businesses that were fast enough to turn the need for a gold mine.

"Handling" services at the world's airports

- before the flight or after landing. These have reached the threshold of their care capacity and are recording record revenues, despite a minority of passengers since the outbreak.

Private Flights

- A jump of more than 150% in the use of private jets and an increase of more than 40% in their bookings, although this involves a wait that may end after the corona.

Guest villas

- Not everything that is deducted from the hotels is because of tourists who stayed at home from the horror of the Corona.

Some simply converted to a vacation in a luxurious hotel, in less crowded places or in equally luxurious villas.

Here, too, this is reflected not only in the current demand, but also in the accelerated construction of villas in holiday destinations (such as the Greek islands) in the belief that a return to routine, alongside or after the Corona, will be characterized by holidaymakers' desire not to huddle in central spaces like hotel dining rooms. .

masks and protective preparations against the virus

- the masks, and other alcoholic gel, without any need to add words.

While these are of course not unique to the aviation and tourism industries, and yet - around airports and resorts, they are selling more and more.

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Price list of ancillary expenses for a vacation in the days of Corona

A public corona test in Israel that is adapted for flight will cost NIS 80-150 per person.

A private corona test at the customer's home (in Israel) will cost NIS 450-1500 per person (depending on the service provider and location).

A government corona test (landing in Israel) will cost NIS 80-120 per person (depending on whether you ordered the test online in advance or not).

A corona test at a public or private clinic in Greece will cost 50-70 euros per person.

A private corona check at a hotel, resort or villa in Greece will cost 75-250 euros per person.

Takeoff from the airport VIP service, which includes rapid transit terminal exit gate will cost around 250-350 dollars for a family of 5 persons, this will be recorded in cost of landing a similar service in the country.

Service full VIP treatment includes a full private terminal (passport control, security check, Private transfer to the plane, refreshments and more) - $ 410 per person, with the next passengers in the group paying a little less.

VIP take-off and landing service in Greece - an average price of 600 euros for a family of 5 people in each direction.

Awaiting government corona inspection upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: Reuven Castro)

An "unspoiled" family will also pay about NIS 3,000 more

For the purpose of the test, we divided the vacationers into three categories and examined how the Corona makes a family vacation of 5 people more expensive. The categories are: "unspoiled" family, "slightly pampered" family and "very pampered" family.

Well, even a pampered family will have to pay for corona tests in Israel and abroad anyway. The same family will probably choose public health services in Israel and a private clinic in the resort area. How much will it cost them?

NIS 80-140 for a PCR test before departure to the destination (depending on the box office) Patients and type of test) + NIS 80-120 for the test at Ben Gurion Airport upon landing (depending on whether you booked the test in advance or not) + 50-70 euros per person at a public or private clinic abroad prior to returning to Israel (important to note that there are countries that want to encourage Inbound tourism during the Corona period, offers free flight checks for tourists staying in their area) and of course extended insurance for the Corona, which will usually amount to tens of dollars more on the price we used to pay in the past.

A brief calculation shows that a family vacation of an "unspoiled family" may increase in price by close to NIS 2,800, if not more than that.

Much?

A little?

Depends on who is borrowing.

In any case, in the case of a short trip, for example for a weekend, this is a significant increase in relation to the basic price of the vacation.

An "unspoiled" family will stand in line at Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: Reuven Castro)

A "slightly pampered" family will pay about NIS 4,500

A "slightly pampered" family (for example, while on holiday in Greece) will give up the hardships of traveling to the clinic and will probably opt for a private check at a hotel in Greece, which costs between 75-150 euros per person (depending on hotel level and location).

She also prefer to reduce friction more passengers at Ben Gurion Airport and hire help matters Services takeoff and landing VIP to save the Tory giant and avoid the arrival of four hours prior to the field - namely the addition of 270 dollars per direction.

In other words, a family "bit spoiled" 5 years old Souls, you will pay an "extra corona" that ranges from NIS 4,100-4,700.

A "slightly pampered" family will use the VIP services on takeoff and landing (Photo: PR)

A "very pampered" family will pay about NIS 13,000

A "very pampered" family will choose private home inspections in Israel, private inspections at the resort, full VIP services in Israel and Greece, which include: a lounge, private transfers and any other element that will allow them to feel preferred and on the way away from potential carriers in crowded places.

The calculation shows that a "very pampered" family will have to pay extra for a vacation for 5 people, about NIS 13,000.

Private flight: 150% increase in use of private jets (Photo: ShutterStock, Shutterstock)

Adapt the vacation to reality

Sharon Cohen, CEO of CAVA GROUP, a Spanish-Israeli company in the field of private concierge services and hospitality, is enjoying an increase in demand for the services it provides: "As doctors and scientists say, we will probably live alongside the corona for many years to come. In my opinion, even the patience of the most conservative will explode at some point and all that is left is to adjust the vacation to reality.

"" Conditions that seemed delusional to us a year ago are slowly becoming part of the routine and many companies The technological.

It is important to say that the vacationers themselves are also "perfect" and learn to know the fine print and where you can save and pay less. The high demand also creates a wide supply and accessibility to a variety of Corona products. One thing is for sure - the new reality will cost us all more and it is worth taking this data when planning to go abroad, for any purpose. "

"Instead of 4-5 vacations a year, they will invest in 2 more expensive vacations"

Cohen is also clear about the trend in which the industry is developing: "We are witnessing a significant increase in the use of private jets, especially in the advanced and affluent age groups. For example - families who were used to going abroad 4-5 times a year and spending an average of $ 20,000 on business class Or twice and the 'saved' part will be invested in a private flight during those vacations. "

Record demand for guest villas abroad (Photo: ShutterStock, slava296)

Private jets, villas and yachts

Cohen concludes: "Every segment that allows social distance while on vacation has become very attractive since May 2020. The high demand for private jets, villas and yachts is inconceivable. .s).

This is also reflected in private lounges and in the transfer market, as people give up on internal flights, trains and the like and prefer to spend several hours on the road and to avoid traveling with other people.

in my opinion expected a significant increase in any of these even during the holidays and even likely that Israelis "Many, who can afford it, will go out for the next few weeks for long stays without a set return date, out of a desire to avoid holidays that could end in closure," Cohen concludes.

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