As well as losing the military battles, our enemies seem to have lost their war to isolate Israel.
Not only are more countries leaders visiting than ever before (with the associated traffic problems in Jerusalem) but more and more tourists are coming making it a bumper year,
- 1.74 million
tourist entries in Jan-June 2017, 26% more than same period last year increasing revenue from tourism to NIS 9.4
billion in Jan-June 2017.
Tourism Minister Yariv Levin stated : “The June tourism
statistics bring us to record levels for incoming tourism in the first six
months of the year. The significant increase in
incoming tourism numbers makes an exceptional contribution to the Israeli
economy and workforce. I am convinced that, with the correct activities, we
will see continue to see good results in the coming months.”
According to the Central
Bureau of Statistics, the following increases were recorded in the first half
of 2017 as compared to the same six months in 2016:
- 76% increase
in tourism from China
-- 30% increase
in tourism from Russia
- 20% increase
in tourism from USA (the largest source country for incoming tourism)
Great blog.
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