Award Travel to Jordan and Israel
Sep 25, 2018, 10:48 am
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I have flown an award from the US to LHR-AMM-TLV (forgot which US city was involved, possibly ORD) in 2014. I don't know if there have been any changes regarding this
I remember AMM being the only airline lounge I had been to that charged to take a shower ($15, at the time, I think)
My passport has never been stamped by Israel, and I have never asked them not to. They generally give you a small paper stating it is a B1/B2 with your photo, etc
I remember AMM being the only airline lounge I had been to that charged to take a shower ($15, at the time, I think)
My passport has never been stamped by Israel, and I have never asked them not to. They generally give you a small paper stating it is a B1/B2 with your photo, etc
Sep 25, 2018, 3:25 pm
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Even then, if you're just connecting straight through Qatar, not entering the country, I don't believe transit would be affected.
Sep 25, 2018, 9:07 pm
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AFAIK, and from personal experience, they never stamp your passport in Israel. You get a small printed receipt that is slipped into your passport and then retrieved when you leave.
Even then, if you're just connecting straight through Qatar, not entering the country, I don't believe transit would be affected.
Even then, if you're just connecting straight through Qatar, not entering the country, I don't believe transit would be affected.
haha yeah, I have been reading internet posting on tips/suggestions around border crossing to/from Israel. Hopefully, it wouldn't be an issue but I'll keep looking to see if RJ award opens up so I can bypass DOH. Based on everything I read from this thread, that might be the sensible thing to do.
Sep 26, 2018, 8:31 am
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Having traveled throughout the region quite extensively, the only real way to resolve any problems that traveling to/from Israel would pose is to carry a second US/UK passport if you are a citizen of either. Both governments issue a limited-validity passport. This used to be for the purpose of preventing Arab harassment of American/British visitors to Israel. Now, it is mostly used to prevent American/British visitors from being harassed by Israelis over their Arab travels.