{"id":28359,"date":"2018-11-16T17:27:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T17:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.ecomnewsmed.com.ecn-01.ovea.com\/2018\/11\/16\/israeli-tourism-shows-record-levels\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:34:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T09:34:18","slug":"israeli-tourism-shows-record-levels","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/en\/2018\/11\/16\/israeli-tourism-shows-record-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli tourism shows record levels"},"content":"\nTourism to Israel shows record levels\n3.4 million tourists visited Israel between January and October 2018, which is 15% more than the same period last year. Cheap flights and the return of Chinese tourists are among the main drivers of the growth of Israeli tourism. \nEurope leads the way as the first tourist provider\nIn Israel, the increase of foreign tourists and the prosperity of hoteliers depend on the perceived security level of the region. But despite chronic tensions, more than 485,000 tourists visited Israel in October, 14% more than the same month in 2017, contributing over NIS 2.5 billion (\u20ac 600,000 million) to the Israeli economy. \nAccording to the Ministry of Tourism, they stayed in the Hebrew State for an average of 8 days. On the January-October period, Israel welcomed 3.4 million tourists, and the Ministry is aiming to reach a total of 4 million by the end of the year. Europe leads the way as it provides a majority of tourist arrivals to Israel:\n\n\nThe number of tourists from Hungary rose 65%;\n\n\nTourism from Italy rose 50%;\n\n\nTourism from Germany grew by 20%.\n\n\nRussia (43,300), France (41,200), Germany (38,000) and UK (26,200) were the major tourist providers in October 2018. 127,400 tourists visited Israel from North America, including 91,000 from the USA.\nChinese tourists return to Israel after months of decline\nTourism in Israel is at an all-time high, and part of the increase is coming from Chinese tourism which has more than doubled since 2015. In fact, 114\u00a0000 people from China travelled to Israel last year alone. \u201cChina\u2019s outbound tourism is growing every year, and it\u2019s a strategic market for Israel and for others\u201d, says Sofia Prizant-Pinkas, Director of the Asian Department in the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. \nIsrael is trying hard to woo these Asian travellers, offering everything from Chinese speaking tour guides to cuisine to please the Chinese palate. Tourists from China come to Israel primarily for 3 things:\n\n\nTo explore Tel Aviv\u2019s thriving high-tech scene\n\n\nTo see landmarks like the Dead Sea\n\n\nTo visit holy sites in Jerusalem.\n\n\nOne the most popular sites for Chinese tourists to visit is the Western Wall in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City, which is also Judaism\u2019s holiest site. Despite the growth, the number of Chinese tourists in Israel dropped suddenly after the US announced in December the relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. \nThe Chinese government then issued a travel warning. But since August, the numbers have picked up, something which tour operators attributed in part to new direct flights between the two countries.\n","author":42,"featured_media":3879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[5766,5751,5757,5750,5762],"location":[1021],"class_list":["post-28359","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-analysis","tag-economy","tag-entertainment","tag-news","tag-trending","location-israel"],"short_url":"","have_related_news":null,"chapo":"3.4 million tourists visited Israel over the period between January and October, which is a 15% increase in comparison with last year.","media":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tourisme-en-israel.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tourisme-en-israel.jpg 550w","sizes":"550px","alt":"La France, 2\u00e8me pays d\u2019origine du tourisme en Isra\u00ebl 1","width":550,"height":360,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"media-news-header":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tourisme-en-israel-897x598.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tourisme-en-israel-897x598.jpg 1170w","sizes":"1170px","alt":"La France, 2\u00e8me pays d\u2019origine du tourisme en Isra\u00ebl 1","width":1170,"height":658,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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