News
Announcements and milestones from My Israeli Guide. The posts here cover the awards and recognition the business has picked up over the years (Luxury Travel Guide, TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice, Travel & Hospitality Awards), plus a handful of practical bulletins from outside the regular tour-day blog flow.
15 articles
15 articles
A new home for My Israeli Guide
After twelve years I've rebuilt My Israeli Guide from the ground up: a new gallery, refreshed writing and easier trip planning. Here's what changed, and why I did it now.
Private tour company of the year award
Honoured to be recognised by the Travel and Hospitality Awards as Private Tour Company of the Year for Israel for 2021, despite all the COVID-associated challenges.
Private tour specialist of the year award
Very special to be recognised by the Luxury Travel Guide as the Private Tour Specialist of the Year for Israel for 2020/21, after a hard pandemic period for tourism.
10 Tips for Travel to Israel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Some thoughts on travel to Israel while we're still in the shadow of COVID-19: planning, flexibility, accommodation, insurance and where a private guide can make life easier.
TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2020
TripAdvisor has given me a Travellers' Choice Award for 2020, my fifth year in a row. These reviews come from real travellers I've guided, which means a lot.
Tour Company of the Year Award
The annual Travel & Hospitality Awards just named My Israeli Guide 'Tour Company of the Year for Israel'. Very proud of this one, and grateful to everyone who nominated me.
Luxury Travel Guide Tour Guide of the Year Award
Honoured to be named Tour Guide of the Year for Tel Aviv, Israel in 2019 by the Luxury Travel Guide awards, on the basis of feedback from people I've guided.
Tour Guide of the Year Award
Honoured to be named Tour Guide of the Year for Israel by the annual Travel & Hospitality Awards, alongside a third consecutive TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.
Thrilled to receive new awards
A round-up of the awards I've been delighted to receive in 2017, including new recognition from the Luxury Travel Guide and the Travel & Hospitality Awards, alongside my TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.
Luxury Travel Guide award
I've been awarded 'Best Bespoke Tour Operator in Tel Aviv' by the Luxury Travel Guide. Delighted to receive this recognition alongside the recent Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor.
If you are going to Israel, you would be mad not to give him a call.
Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
Berkeley Haas Business School student