Ben Gurion Airport is full of passengers, many of whom are flying to shopping and Christmas markets in Europe.
These very days the markets close and the sale season begins, but now Israelis will have to pay much more for expenses in Europe.
Visiting Europe is getting more expensive.
London, photo: Reuters,
The euro exchange rate has jumped in the last four months by about half a shekel.
The significance of the strengthening of the euro against the shekel is the difference that can reach thousands of shekels for a family vacation.
If an Israeli vacationer purchased 3,000 euros last August, he paid 9,750 shekels for them, today he will pay 11,250 shekels for the same 3,000 euros, a difference of 1,500 shekels.
If you planned to spend more than 3,000 euros on vacation (including hotels and flights), then the difference will be greater and can reach thousands of shekels.
The pound is getting stronger.
Christmas in London, photo: GettyImages,
The exchange rate of the pound also strengthened by 43 cents from last September and the meaning is a similar difference for flights to London.
Here too, a couple who planned to spend 5,000 pounds on vacation in England will pay the same 5,000 pounds for them, more than two thousand shekels more.
The dollar exchange rate has also strengthened against the shekel and increased in recent months by about 25 shekels, here too the difference on vacation can range from a few hundred to thousands of shekels, depending on how spendthrift you will be.
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