| The city of Tel Aviv has become a paradise for | | | | interest such as Rabin Square in downtown Tel |
| international business travelers seeking to stay in | | | | Aviv. |
| touch with their home offices while they visit the | | | | The number of hot spots in Israel has been |
| Holy Land. With the many hotspots and free Wi-Fi | | | | doubled in each of the previous few years and is |
| services offered at hotels, restaurants, fast food | | | | expected to continue growing at that pace in the |
| chains and cafés, business travelers can | | | | foreseeable future. Any businessman with a |
| check e-mail almost everywhere, make free | | | | laptop computer can check e-mail almost |
| transatlantic VoIP calls using Skype, and browse | | | | anywhere without having to pay for it. |
| the net to keep abreast of the latest news in | | | | Here is a list of hotspots in Tel Aviv that offer |
| their respective fields. | | | | free high-speed wireless Internet access: |
| The rapid growth in the number of wireless | | | | Hotels |
| Internet users around the world has created a | | | | The Atlas hotel chain offers unlimited and free of |
| need for many people to rely on Wi-Fi | | | | charge Wi-Fi services in six of its Tel Aviv hotels: |
| connections while traveling. The advantage of | | | | Basel Hotel, Tal Hotel, Melody Hotel, City Hotel, |
| using Wi-Fi is that it gives business and leisure | | | | Cinema Hotel and Center Hotel. The services is |
| travelers added mobility and flexibility. | | | | available in the main banquet halls, restaurants, |
| The ability to access the net from almost | | | | pool area, bar and the hotel lobby. |
| everywhere has become a necessity for business | | | | Coffee Bars |
| travelers who want to keep in touch with | | | | Arcaffè chain not only offers real Italian |
| colleagues and clients regardless of their physical | | | | espresso in Tel Aviv, but also offers high quality |
| locations, and who want to check e-mail between | | | | wireless access in its coffee bars, from Ramat |
| meetings. Those equipped with smart-phones and | | | | Aviv mall in north Tel Aviv to Rothschild |
| other wireless handheld devices, such as | | | | Boulevard at the finance center of the city. |
| Blackberry, can use them all around Israel without | | | | Other large coffee chains - including Aroma, Cup |
| difficulty. | | | | 'O' Joe, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Coffee To |
| A Wi-Fi Alliance survey indicates that 70 percent | | | | Go, and Ilan's offer free wireless services, as do |
| of current and prospective Wi-Fi users report | | | | Marilyn Monroe Café, Noah Coffee, Coffee |
| they are more likely to take their notebook | | | | Print and others. |
| computers when traveling on vacation thanks to | | | | Restaurants & Fast Food Chains |
| the widespread availability of wireless networking | | | | Leading American fast food chains McDonald's and |
| hotspots in airports, hotels, parks, and restaurants. | | | | Burger King offer free wireless services in their |
| Wi-Fi provides a quick and simple means for | | | | branches in Tel Aviv. In addition, there is a Wi-Fi |
| travelers to change flight and hotel reservations, | | | | spot in the Brasseire Restaurant on Ibn Gavirol |
| reserve rental cars and conduct last-minute trip | | | | Street near Rabin Square, Kyoto Salsa restaurant |
| planning. Travelers also find Wi-Fi helps them | | | | and Messa, one of Tel Aviv's most elegant |
| locate restaurants, gather information about local | | | | restaurants. |
| events and find popular as well as | | | | Convenience Stores and Gas Stations |
| "off-the-beaten-track" attractions. | | | | The Yellow chain, located at Dor Alon gas stations |
| Unlike Europe and the United States where most | | | | and Sonol gas stations offer free Wi-Fi services. |
| places charge for internet use, almost all | | | | Public Places |
| establishments in Israel's business capital offer | | | | At the trendy Tel Aviv Port there's no need to |
| Internet services free of charge. Take, for | | | | enter one of the many restaurants or bars in the |
| example, the Atlas Hotel chain. Atlas grants all its | | | | area. This prime entertainment center features |
| guests free, unlimited broadband access to the | | | | Wi-Fi Internet access, meaning web surfers and |
| Web from the hotel lobby, meeting rooms or | | | | businessmen can take a seat on the boardwalk |
| from private guest rooms using a Wi-Fi hot spot, | | | | and connect to cyberspace. |
| which is an area that allows high-speed wireless | | | | Dizengoff shopping mall in central Tel Aviv and |
| Internet access. | | | | Ben Gurion International Airport also feature Wi-Fi |
| According to a recent survey, there are more | | | | hotspots. |
| than 200 hotspots available for laptop users in the | | | | So don't think twice about taking a laptop on a |
| greater Tel Aviv area alone. The majority of | | | | business trip to Tel Aviv. One is immediately |
| these are offered by hotels, restaurants and | | | | connected upon landing in Israel - not just to the |
| coffee shops, but visitors to Israel can also | | | | warm, friendly people of the Holy Land, but to all |
| access the net at gas stations, hospitals, parks, | | | | people connected to the net. Home away from |
| universities, shopping malls and other places of | | | | home, they call it in the hospitality industry. |