Technological, clean, renovated and safe: Next week, the city's hotels and restaurants will open • High demand for holidays already on Shavuot

• The beaches have been massively renovated

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  Yossi Seliger

After long months in which Eilat was deserted, the city's residents were in a difficult financial situation and the hotels and restaurants were completely closed, the southern city came back to life - the restaurants would open, the hotels would return to the host and the pools would be filled. In Eilat, we expect to see quite a few Israelis coming to spend the holiday in the southern city already. The hotel chains that have already announced the opening are reporting high demand since the announcement yesterday about the opening of the pools, hotels and restaurants and it seems that the city of Eilat is likely to return itself in the coming weeks.

At the same time, the Corona is still with us and the municipality of Eilat has drawn up a neat plan so that all holidaymakers who come to the city can enjoy safely in accordance with all the guidelines. Eilat will be different from anything you knew. The beaches were undergoing a major overhaul after the storm that hit the city last winter, the downtown airport is gone and the Drive Inn complex will be replaced and the city's entertainment will be accompanied by an app that allows you to book places in restaurants and attractions and catch up on what's happening in the city.

In accordance with the Eilat green character, holidaymakers who arrive in Eilat will receive a safe holiday guide page. Those who distribute the guideline pages will be city trustees who will tour the city throughout the day and oversee the implementation of the guidelines in public spaces. Business owners in the city will be required to place disinfection posts, mark public areas to maintain a two-meter distance, and measure heat at the entrance to any of the city's attractions.

At the beach, safe stays will be marked, and a 2.5-meter towel will be offered to mark a personal safe space at the beach. In the mornings, safe areas for physical activity will be marked on the beaches for the city's residents and its guests. Maritime sports activities will be fully operational and, like the city's attractions, will also be booked by the app in advance.

The Municipality of Eilat will allow all restaurants to remove chairs and tables into the public space free of charge, with the aim of increasing the volume of the restaurants and allowing them to receive as many diners as possible and in a safe manner.

Along the boardwalk will be scattered in small stages where artists will appear, in the event of a truck touring the tourist area, performances will take place on the balconies and hotel roofs and some of the performances will be broadcast live on huge screens placed along the boardwalk.

"The green note plan will allow the city a better readiness for another wave of corona, if God forbid come in the fall or winter or earlier, so that it will not have to be closed to tourists and it can continue to lead a full economic life, because Eilat will have difficulty surviving such an economic crisis "Eli Lankari says.

At the same time, there has been a significant decline in hotel prices in the order of between 20% and 30% from the same date last year. In the coming months, they will enjoy a good and fair price level, good outstanding jobs and a safe, diverse and high quality vacation. "