About this app

Go Israel is an application developed by the Israel Ministry of Tourism in order to help international tourists find information about tourism in Israel, including:

• Accommodations: hotels, hostels, guesthouses and camp sites
• Activities: attractions, restaurants, events, trails, guided tours, trip planning
• Services for tourists and travelers: information centers, businesses that provide VAT refunds for tourists, tour guides, conference centers
• Transportation: parking lots, gas stations, car/motorcycle/bike/caravan rentals, border crossings
• Other information: information about cities in Israel, access to digital media, and more.

Go Israel offers interactive access to large quantities of information, tailored to your specific needs and areas of interest. Use this application to plan your trip to Israel and to get the most out of your visit.

Interactive Map
The application map displays various items of interest near your current location or in areas that interest you, divided into categories. Choose the city that you would like to visit, receive useful information about that city, and search for things that interest you in the vicinity. Or use the map to view items that belong to a specific category and filter the results based on your personal interests, to receive helpful information about your location or any other location on the map. Use the map to access a specific page about the item of interest, which contains detailed, useful information and up-to-date descriptions, including contact information. You can also share this information with your friends.

Favorites
Add selected items to your personal favorites list. The list is divided into regions in Israel and saves your data so that you can easily look up the list of the places that you enjoyed and found most interesting later on.

Trip planning
Plan your personal trip using elements in the application. Choose a name for your trip plan and enter the dates. Choose the relevant sites for each day of your trip. Schedule a time for each event and define how you will get there (on foot/public transportation/car), and receive the estimated travel time from one item on your itinerary to another. Then view your itinerary on the map. You can also share your personal trip with friends.

Help
Questions? Concerns? Use the application to contact the virtual service center for computerized or personal information, available 24/7 over Whatsapp, Facebook and email.

Miscellaneous
The application has several other features that may interest tourists in Israel:
• Currency conversion calculator – check foreign currency exchange rates and receive up-to-date, reliable information
• Emergency numbers in Israel – how to contact the police, fire station and first responders in Israel. Reach the emergency service that you need at the click of a button.
• Useful links – Ministry of Tourism websites – Visitors Information Website and the GOISRAEL marketing website, as well as other websites that tourists may find helpful.

Note that as it says in the terms of use, the application does not store information on external servers. All information that users create, including favorites lists and trip plans, are saved locally on the user’s device. All of this information will be lost if you delete the application.

App Permissions

Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.