Originally Posted by
joshwex90
Agreed that Eilat makes sense as a winter destination. Besides, Eilat is expensive. So expensive that it's many times cheaper for Israelis to fly to Greece or Cyprus than to drive/fly/bus to Eilat for weekend/week-long getaways.
Really? This surprised me, I always used to view Eilat as a low cost holiday destination.
Was Israel trying to turn it into a Dubai or Monte Carlo?