Vacation: a week in Eilat in the summer - 35,000 shekels
Hotel prices in Israel skyrocket and reach up to NIS 35,000 a week for a family, a couple and two children, at a five-star hotel in Eilat.
The price per week, in the same star rating, starts from about 23,000 shekels and in some cases includes only bed and breakfast.
The hotels we checked, among others: U Coral Beach, Royal Beach, Queen of Sheba and Dan Eilat.
Even in four-star hotels, the prices range around NIS 20,000-18,000 per week for the whole family in the southern city.
In a test with Gulliver, a 2019 increase of up to 35% in hotel prices in Israel was found.
The airline has found a 20% increase since 2019 in hotel prices in Tel Aviv and the Dead Sea.
It is worth booking in advance
This summer we are expected to pay a great deal for the flights, if at all we manage to find a seat.
Occupancy at the airport has reached a peak, and no more flights are approved beyond sustainability - that is, supply is not expected to increase, and prices are not expected to fall but only to rise.
In our survey, we found direct flights in August to Paris for $ 950, to Lisbon for $ 1,100 and to Bangkok for $ 3,000 - prices for the most basic economy class flight tickets, not for upgraded advanced class tickets.
In Gulliver they found a jump of about 50% in the prices of flights to New York in the summer and of almost 20% in the prices of vacation packages to Crete, compared to the same dates in August 2019, before the Corona period.
Ziv Rosen, CEO of the company: "The demand for summer vacations in many of the destinations is greater than the supply, and leads to an increase in prices, certainly compared to 2019.
"Those who are interested in a vacation should book as early as possible, because in our estimation the prices are expected to continue to rise."
The hotel area in Eilat.
"Hotel and flight prices will only continue to rise", Photo: GARDEL Bertrand / hemis.fr
Attractions: "Track promotions and benefits on the networks"
One of the big expenses in the big holiday is on attractions for kids.
This summer will be more expensive when it comes to attractions in quite a few places.
According to the CEO of "Your Consumer Club", Hila Knister Bar-David, "Compared to 2021, we identify an average increase of 10% -8% in prices, but at the same time there are also attractions whose prices have decreased slightly.
Of course, the increase in price depends on the increase that businesses are asking for, and this is rolling over to the end consumer. "
Canister Bar David points out that “in the digital age today, when most of us own a smartphone, you can check and compare prices and find the best price for almost any activity.
"Also, one should open eyes and follow the promotions of the chains, eligibility for club cards, benefits from the workplace, credits and benefits that we forgot in the home drawer, conduct an examination with the environment regarding membership in consumer clubs where the benefit can be transferred and more."
As for prices, the full entrance ticket to Yamit in Holon, for example, increased on January 1, 2022 from NIS 120 to NIS 126.
The price of entry to the safari, by reservation and with reservation in advance through the website, is NIS 78 - as it has been in recent years.
If tickets have not been ordered in advance, tickets can be purchased at the box office for NIS 89.
According to the safari's CEO, Oren Ben Yosef, "The safari is undergoing a process of streamlining, accessibility and improving the visitor's experience in order to avoid congestion at the box office.
We encourage discounted purchase and reservation in advance on the website, as well as the purchase of subsidized tickets through collaborations with the various customer clubs. "
Water park, Photo: Dudu Greenspan
Camps: NIS 2,500-450 - and some do not pay
The community centers of the National Community Centers Society, spread all over the country, offer children of all ages a variety of camps on a variety of topics during the summer months, including areas such as sports, science, art and travel, alongside professional and theme camps such as young scientists, robotics and technology.
The community centers run summer camps as part of the "School of Great Freedom" for children up to third grade.
The price range remains unchanged from the previous year, according to socio-economic clusters, with the maximum payment being NIS 450.
On the other hand, there are clusters that do not pay at all.
Alongside these, there are, mainly for fourth graders and up, thematic, professional camps, or attractions that are not part of the Great Freedom School. The price range usually ranges from NIS 900 to NIS 1,800 for a short day, and from NIS 1,050 to NIS 2,500 for a long day.
"There was no increase in prices at most camps"
Tal Besaks, CEO of the National Community Centers Company: "We do not recognize an increase in the price of most summer camps in the community centers' community centers.
The school camps of the Great Freedom, which are operated by the community centers in the authorities, are subsidized by the Ministry of Education according to a socio-economic cluster up to the third grade.
"Even in summer camps for other ages, most community centers maintained the same costs, thanks in part to subsidies from the authorities.
However, some of the camps, which include many outdoor attractions, have increased the price by a few percent due to the increase in costs. "
Camps.
Maybe you should leave the kids at home, Photo: Michelle dot com
Summer camps: Only for those who can afford it
The summer camps of the Scouts and the working and learning youth increased in price this year by about 10%.
The Scout movement explained that "the increase is mainly due to changes in the cost of living. In recent months, the movement has done everything in its power to reduce costs with the various providers, security and medicine, food and transportation.
"It is also working to establish collaborations with the authorities, such as the municipalities of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Ramat Gan, which have lifted the gauntlet and subsidized a significant part of the costs. Other authorities are now examining the issue and are also expected to join the move. To support trainees who need help to go to the various summer factories. "
According to Maya Schleifer, one of the working and learning youth, "Even the youth movements, which are based on non-profit organizations, have a hard time coping with the rise in prices. In the last two years all the suppliers and infrastructure of the summer camps An attached ambulance and so on - raise prices. This is a simple calculation of expenses versus income. We work mainly on minimizing the damage of price increases, so that they have a minimal effect on the price that parents encounter.
"Unfortunately, the support of the Ministry of Education is not enough to significantly reduce it. Divided by trainee, it is about 400 shekels per year. For comparison, a trainee in a summer camp for one day costs about 00 shekels.
"For example, a four-day camp for grades 7-8, which cost NIS 620 last year, costs NIS 680 this year - a 10% increase. In some factories we decided to keep the price as it was, while changing the activity itself, to make it easier for parents."
Scout summer camp.
Archive, Photo: Hertzi Shapira
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