More Israelis are planning vacations more cautiously as the security situation and economic uncertainty continue to affect travel habits. According to a review by the insurance company Trip Guaranty, travelers are booking earlier, favoring stable destinations, and increasingly buying flight-cancellation insurance not only for airline-initiated cancellations but also if they themselves need to change plans.
The company said Greece remains the clear leader among destinations, followed by Cyprus, Italy, Georgia, Bulgaria and Thailand. These places stay popular because they are accessible, relatively price-stable and served by frequent flights, with additional appeal from a sense of safety and less antisemitism.
Trip Guaranty reported that purchases of cancellation insurance for any reason have risen by about 50% at the time of early booking. Israelis are now booking trips an average of 4.5 months in advance, compared with about 3 months previously. Industry sources said this is a clear behavioral shift, though the average may ease later in the year as summer approaches and the final wave of bookings is completed.
Overall demand for cancellation insurance has strengthened as well. Since the start of the year, purchases are up 23%, excluding the war months, and sales in the last month were more than 10% higher than in the previous month. The industry says the trend reflects both booked travelers and people still hesitating because of security and economic uncertainty. Usage of these policies in the first half of 2026 was also about 50% higher than in the same period last year, showing that more travelers are actually relying on the cover when needed.
