“Let's go Glamping”
*Tel Aviv Gears -Up to Host Record Number of Tourists During Eurovision*
The Municipality Approved the Building of a Campsite- Offering an Innovative Alternative Accommodation Solution for 2,000 Tourists
Tel Aviv is getting ready to host the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest and is
anticipating record-high demands of overnight stays in the city. The
Municipality is in the process of implementing creative solutions to accommodate
the influx of visitors and approved the building of a temporary campsite. The campsite will be set up in the
Yarkon Park (Ganei Yehoshua), the largest urban park in Israel, which is
conveniently located at a walking distance from EXPO Tel Aviv, where Eurovision
will take place. The “Tent City” will operate for a period of two months; May
and June which are filled with international events, including Eurovision and
the Tel Aviv Pride Parade, which is the City's largest annual event.
The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place in Tel Aviv between
the 14th and 18th of May. The event is expected to attract over 10,000
international participants.
Over the last 3 years, the number of international
visitors to Tel Aviv has almost doubled and is expected to reach
an overall new all-time high in 2019.
From Camping to Glamping; accommodations on site will be available at three
different levels:
• Basic camping: where guests are invited to bring their own tent
or rent camping gear on site.
• Glamping (combining the words Glamour + Camping): an
increasingly popular travel trend; where nature meets luxury.
• Luxury Caravans: A
comfortable and spacious caravan fully equipped with bathrooms,
air-conditioning and more.
The “Tent City” will host up to 2,000 guests and will include showering
areas, a recreation and party area, food and beverages stalls and a bike rental
spot. A shuttle service will be available from the camping area to the
Eurovision Village; the main Eurovision entertainment venue located
at Charles Clore Seaside Park.
Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ron Huldai: “The Tel Aviv-Yafo
Municipality is planning to host an extraordinary Eurovision experience for the
thousands of tourists who are expected to visit Tel Aviv. The “Tent City” is just
one example of the many initiatives we are working on, in order to
create the perfect tourist experience and make sure that visitors can enjoy
everything that the city has to offer. Tourists staying at the camping ground
in “The Central Park of Tel Aviv” will benefit from affordable accommodation
and will be able to enjoy the Eurovision vibe just steps away from Expo Tel
Aviv”.
Minister of Tourism, Yariv Levin: “Tourism in Israel
reached an all-time high this year; this momentum creates new challenges,
especially in regards to accommodation. This is highly noticeable during the
months where major international events such as the Eurovision Song Contest are taking place”.
Photo: Ganei Yehoshua By Kfir Ziv