01/17/2007
Tourism to Israel drop by 4.5% to 1.83 million tourists in 2006
The number of tourists entered Israel in 2006 decreased by 4.5% to 1.83 million, from 1.91 million tourists in 2005, according to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.
The first six months of 2006 showed an increase of 22% to over 1 million tourists, compare to the same period in 2005. But the outbreak of the Lebanon war in July 2006 leads to a drop of 27% in July-December to 0.76 million tourists that entered Israel.
The United States was the largest source of visitors to Israel. 494,000 tourists arrived from US in 2006, 8% more than a year earlier. 161,000 arrived from the UK, 3% more than in 2005.
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06/05/2006
Tourist overnights in Israel's hotels rise to record of 2.6 million in first four months of 2006
In the first four months of 2006, Tourist overnights in Israel's hotels rise to record of 2.6 million. The upward trend indicates that tourist overnights will reach 9 million by the end of 2006, according to Israel Ministry of Tourism statistics.
Overnight stays of Israelis and tourists reached 5.8 million, 16 per cent more than in the same period in 2005. The number of overnight stays in the country's hotels rose to 1.8 million in the month of April, up 10 per cent from the same period one year ago. 800,000 of these were by foreign tourists, up 38 per cent from April 2005.
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02/20/2006
1.9 million tourists entered Israel in 2005 – 27% more than 2004
The United States was the largest source of visitors to Israel. 457,500 tourists arrived from that country in 2005, 21% more than a year earlier. 156,700 arrived from the UK, 7% more than in 2004.
Ministry of Tourism statistics show that a record 311,400 French tourists visited the country in 2005, 21% more than in 2004. Significant increases were also registered in tourists arriving from Germany, Italy and Spain. "I expect the positive trend to continue through 2006," says Israeli Tourism Minister Avraham Hirchson. "We hope to welcome 3 million tourists this year."
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