Affordable Summer Travel Deals Offer Flights Under $300 and Family Stays Under 2,000 Shekels

Despite peak summer demand, travelers can still find vacation packages under $500 per person, flights below $300, and family stays in Israel at relatively low prices for the season. A price check on the tourism site Gulliver reveals popular destinations like Athens offering packages with flights, two nights at a four-star hotel, and breakfast starting at $296 per person. Limassol packages start at $438, and Budapest vacations including flights and four-star hotels begin at $486 per person. Standalone flights are even cheaper, with fares to Rhodes from $192 and Varna from $265.

Within Israel, affordable lodging options include the "Metaylim Ayalon" complex in Kibbutz Ayalon from 615 shekels per couple, the Colony Hotel in Haifa from 645 shekels, and the "Metaylim" complex in Kibbutz Gesher Haziv from 649 shekels per couple. Hotel Africa Israel’s rates for a family of four (two adults and two children) including breakfast during July and August also show competitive prices. For example, two nights at the Vert Jerusalem Hotel from July 19 to 21 cost 1,910 shekels, while the Vert Dead Sea Hotel ranges from 2,228 shekels (July 26-28) to 2,658 shekels (August 18-20).

In Tel Aviv, two-night stays at the Polly House Hotel from July 27 to 29 are priced at 2,412 shekels, and the Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv at 2,590 shekels. The Crowne Plaza City Center Tel Aviv offers a family stay from August 20 to 22 for 2,658 shekels. Similarly, in Eilat and Netanya, two-night stays at the Vert Eilat Hotel (July 21-23) and Vert Lagoon Netanya (July 22-24) are available for 2,388 and 2,577 shekels respectively. Prices are subject to change based on availability and demand, and as the peak summer vacation period approaches, availability decreases and prices tend to rise.