Israel, Covid-19, and Tourism | Passages & Ilan Brenner

Passages - Encounter Israel

“Today was a miracle. There were 15 real guests coming into our hotel, which was your Passages group, after almost a year and a half that the hotel was shut down.” —Ilan Brenner As a result of the pandemic, the Ramada hotel in Jerusalem was shut down for almost a year and a half. 606 rooms were closed. 450 employees were sent home on unpaid leave. Over the years, we’d developed a strong partnership with the staff of this hotel, and Ilan Brenner, Executive Assistant Manager of the Ramada hotel …