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INCOMING TOURISM RECORD HIGH FOR APRIL – 345,000 VISITORS ARRIVED IN
ISRAEL, 12% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR’S RECORD APRIL.
ANOTHER RECORD: OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS ARRIVED IN ISRAEL JAN-APRIL – 4%
MORE THAN PREVIOUS RECORD
Tourism
Minister Stas Misezhnikov: "The consistent increase in
incoming tourism comes from the Tourism Ministry’s activities in marketing,
tourism infrastructure and upgrading the tourism product"
In April 2012, about 354,000 visitors arrived
in Israel, 19% more than in April 2011 and an increase of 12% in comparison to April
2010 – which was Israel’s record year for tourism. Another
record was registered among incoming tourists (those spending more than one
night in Israel), with about 296,000 in April 2012, 13% more than the same
period last year and 11% more than April 2010.
Based on the Central Bureau of Statistics
data released today, over a million visitors arrived in the first third of
2012, 6% more than the same period in 2011 and 4% more than 2010. A similar
increase was recorded among tourists during Jan-April 2012 with about 933,000
tourists visiting Israel, 4% more than the record set for the same period last
year.
There was an increase on those
arriving by air with 793,000 entries during Jan-April 2012 (3% more than the
same period last year).about 140,000 tourists crossed into Israel by land, 8%
more than the same period last year. Given the political stability in Egypt,
there was a significant increase in arrivals through Taba, with 42,600 tourists
representing an increase of 30% compared to the same period last year.
Minister of Tourism, Stas
Misezhnikov, said: "The consistent increase in the
numbers of visitors entering Israel positions the country as an attractive
tourism destination of the first order, makes a contribution to the national
economy and increases employment market in the center and the periphery.”
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