Culture
'Another record-breaking month' in tourism
By Itzhak Rabihiya
About 405,000 tourist entries into
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 405,000 tourist entries were recorded in September 2019, 44% more than September 2018 and 46% more than September 2017.
In the period January – September 2019, 3.297 million tourist entries were recorded, as opposed to 2.917 million in the same period last year, an increase of 13%. (It should be noted that a fuller picture will emerge with the publication of the October statistics, given the fact that the Jewish holidays typically fall in September and October).
Revenue from incoming tourism in September stood at $581 million (about
-356,500 tourist entries were by air, 40% more than September 2018 and 41% more than September 2017
-48 400 tourists arrived via the land crossings, 78% more than September 2018 and 84% more than September 2017
-31,500 day visitors arrived in September 2019, as opposed to 19,500 in September 2018 and 21,600 in September 2017.
Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin said: "September continues the upward trend in incoming tourism with impressive increases and monthly records broken. We are marketing
Director General of the Ministry of Tourism, Amir Halevi: "Another record-breaking month that serves as testimony to
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