Taste of Palestine 2022 - Participant Information
Trip dates: Monday 31st October — Friday 11th November 2022

Latest update (Tue 16 August)

Trip briefing will take place on Wednesday 21st September at 6pm-7pm via Zoom. 

Just click on this link to join.
Topic: Taste of Palestine 2022 Trip Briefing
Time: Sep 21, 2022 06:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81017703981?pwd=RWh0cjdQUTVhYUZ6c1RCd29jNm1yUT09

Meeting ID: 810 1770 3981
Passcode: 555758

Friday 2nd September 2022
Please pay balance in full (see links further down page)
Please provide us with your travel insurance details
Please provide us with your flights details if you are NOT on the group flights.

Latest update (14th June 2022)

Group flights

(All times are local).

• Depart: Monday 31 October 2022
  EasyJet U2 2085
  Leaves London Luton at 11:40
  Arrives at Tel Aviv at 18:40
  
  
• Return: Friday 11th November 2022
  EasyJet U2 2086
  Leaves Tel Aviv at 19:35
  Arrives at London Luton at 23:10

Each passenger can bring one item of hold luggage weighing no more than 23kg plus one item of hand luggage. Nearer the date of departure, Jill will send you your boarding passes via email. 

Accommodation first and last night 
First night's accommodation will be in Bethlehem at the Holy Family Hotel
Last night's accommodation will be in guest houses in Nazareth

Next steps:

• Make remaining payments for the trip (please see below)
• Make note of the group flight details to arrange your travel to and from our departure airport, (please see below).
• If you are NOT travelling on the group flights please inform us by filling in a short google form (see link below)
• Get travel insurance for the trip and provide us with your travel insurance details once you have them (see link below)
• Make a note of the online trip briefing date (when confirmed this will be posted here and you’ll be alerted via email). This is the point at which we go through a more detailed day to day trip itinerary, and where you can meet the trip leader and other trip participants.
• Please do read through our Essential Information for this trip. It includes all you need to know about visas, currency, inoculations, passport stamps, food, clothing, weather, Wi-Fi, safety, fitness and we hope any other questions you may have.

Making payments for the trip
Thank you for making your deposit payment. Below you’ll find secure links to make the remaining payments for this trip. You will receive an email reminder ahead of each payment instalment due date with this webpage link. If you wish to make the payments before the due dates that is fine.

• Cost of trip (incl. flights): £1,750pp
• Cost of trip (not incl. flights: £1,300
• Cost of single room: £250pp

The due dates for making payments for the trip are as follows:

• Deposit payment £600 per person - PAID (which you will have paid when you submitted your booking form.)
  
  
• Payment 1 of £600 per person
  Please follow this link to make your payment
  Due by the 10th June 2022
  
  
• Payment 2 of £550 per person
  Please follow this link to make your payment
  Due by 2nd September 2022
  
  
• Single supplement of £250 (if applicable)
  Please follow this link to make your payment
  Due by 2nd September 2022
  
  
• Variable payment (if applicable)
  Please follow this link to make your payment
  (You will be able to input any amount, particularly for those on a no-flights package) 
  

Please make sure that your payments reach us on or before the due dates. We will send you email reminders beforehand with links to make payments online with a credit or debit card. You can also pay by cheque (made payable to Amos Trust and posted to the address below), or please phone the office on 0207 5882638 during working hours to make a payment over the phone with a credit or debit card.

Please provide us with your flight information 

If you are NOT travelling on the group flights please provide us with your flight details by filling in this short Flight Information google form. We will ask you for your departure and return dates and times and your airline and flight numbers.
We will also ask you if you wish to transfer with the group from and to the airport.

Travel insurance
Please make sure that you have got travel insurance for this trip and please inform us of these details when you have them by filling in this short Travel Insurance google form. We will ask you for your insurers name, your policy no. and your insurer's 24-hour emergency number. A typical off-the-shelf package is normally fine — just check it covers the Occupied Palestinian Territories. You can mention that we will be staying in busy tourist destinations.

Trip briefing
We normally aim to have a trip briefing 8-6 weeks before the trip departs and we’ll post details of the date for this once it is confirmed. This is a chance to meet the trip leader and other trip participants and to hear a bit more about day-to-day itinerary.