“We give Israeli travellers the cheapest and most attractive travel possible ~ an unforgettable “home away from home” experience…” Omri (founder)
HITinternational operates an exclusive Travel Club for Israelis all over the world, listing various accommodation options, work providers, plus discounted tourist services and travel attractions. On our online travel directory, there is also information on places of interest to Israeli travellers (e.g. Jewish communities, Israeli dance groups, Israeli restaurants).
Anyone around the world can look on our website and see how many hosts we have and where they are located but have no access to their personal information OR contact details. In order to gain this access, they must first join as Travel Club members.
Hosts in New Zealand share their experiences with Hosting Israeli Travellers (2:59 minutes)
Become a Provider!
The HIT network offers various ways to interact with Israelis, through accommodation, work, and service providers (tap on photo captions to see further information)
a) Accommodation Providers:
Host providers offer various types of accommodation (you can choose only one or do them all!):
P
Regular (Private) Hosting
(Offering a bed, a sofa, mattress on the floor)
P – Regular (Private) Hosting
Hosts in this category are those who offer accommodation in whatever way they can.
Please note that there is no obligation to provide other services such as meals, transport, internet, laundry, etc. but you can if you wish.
Host Styles vary – “Quality” with self-contained facilities, “Family” with shared facilities, and “Basic” with mattresses on the floor or a fold-out sofa, or an old caravan in your yard.
A small “cover charge” may be charged per person per night to cover basic overheads such as power, water, toilet paper, etc.
“Private” HIT homes can be:
shacks on a beach or lake.
basic 1-bedroom apartment offering a mattress on the floor,
homes in the suburbs or towns,
farmhouses in the middle of nowhere, and/or
condominiums in the city
S
Social Hosting
(offering meals, day trips, coffee, pick-up from public transport)
S – Social Hosting
You may not be able to offer accommodation (or even if you can!) you can interact with Israelis socially. For example: – offer to pick up / drop off at the airport / bus or train station and take them to their accommodation. – invite for a meal any Israeli travellers passing through your area, – invite Israelis for a refreshment stop (coffee, shower, travel suggestions), and/or – take travellers out for a day trip – boating, hunting, fishing, 4×4, drive, mountain biking, horse riding, trekking, etc,
Y
Yard Hosting
(space in your garden for visitors to pitch their tent or park their campervan)
Y – Yard Hosting
Perhaps you provide a place in your garden to pitch a tent or park a campervan – you do not need to provide camping equipment – many Israelis travel with their own vans or carry their own camping equipment. NB – no obligation to provide other services such as meals, transport, internet, laundry, etc (though you can if you wish).
Commercial accommodations, such as camping grounds, Christian / school camps, backpackers / hostels, motels, B&B etc., can offer discounted accommodation to HIT Members.
NB For Commercial hosts, we ask for the highest discount possible your business is able to give HIT members, in return for free publicity on our network.
H
HIT Contact
(local advice on mechanics, medical, things to do)
H – HIT contact
Cannot do any of the above? You can become just “a HIT contact” so that they can contact you in case of emergency – local advice on: – things to see and do in your area, – where to get tyres, or batteries, or mechanics, – medical help, etc.
No overnight stays.
M
Minding
(house, pets, garden, plants, or farm)
M – Minding your house / pets / plants
Are you going away and need someone to care for your house, plants, and/or animals?
Israelis (and other HIT hosts) can fill this role.
Trish Nicholls, who hosted Israelis for over a decade in Auckland, New Zealand, shares her experiences (3 minutes)
“Service Providers” offer a range of services, including (but no limited to):
O
Discounts with Touristy Organisations
(Any business which serves tourists can offer discounts)
O = Business Operators
Operators of travel / tourist and any other businesses may offer special or discounted services to Israeli and host Club Members. HIT will advertise your business for free in exchange for your best deal or discount to anyone coming to your through the HIT website.
Businesses may include: – tourist attractions, – restaurants and cafes, – mechanics, tyres, and batteries, – galleries / art studios, – car / motorbike / bicycle rentals or sales, – travel agents, or – any other business which tourists frequent!
J
Jewish / Israeli Cultural Providers
(Israel-focused meetings, prayer for Israel meetings, Jewish dancing, shabbat meals and celebration of Jewish Feasts)
J – Jewish / Israel Cultural Providers
You can also offer cultural/religious activities to Israeli travellers. Activities may include: – Focus on Israel meetings, etc. – Prayer For Israel meetings, etc. – Shabbat meals, – Celebrations of the Jewish feasts, and/or – Israeli/Jewish community meetings.
W
Work Providers and contacts
(Offering paid work or can connect visitors with paid job opportunities)
W – Work Providers
Work providers & contacts connect HIT members with job opportunities.
This may include (but not limited to): – child care (eg orphanages), – hospitals and other medical services – orchards, farms, and other agricultural – travel industry, and/or – hospitality.
Work may be paid work opportunities or “work in return for accommodation and food” (like the WWOOF or WorkX networks)
V
Volunteers for Charities
(Many charities and missions are looking for volunteers to help them)
V – Organisations who need Volunteers
Charities, ministries and missions may offer the opportunity for voluntary service to HIT hosts and supporters in Israel and other countries.
This may include (but not limited to): – orphanages and other child care facilities, – hospitals and other medical facilities – schools, – research facilities – missions and ministries, and/or – agriculture.
Message Omri, the founder and say you are a host / Israeli and your location / travel plans, respectively.
When you are approved, create a post about your travels / home.
Scroll through the existing posts LIKE the ones which you have read but arenot relevant to you, but LOVE the posts which are relevant to you and make appropriate comments!
Return to the groupregularly, LIKE and COMMENT on the new posts.
Watch out for the announcement about the new HIT website launch!
