"It appears that Operation Pillar of Defense and the worsening geopolitical conditions in the region are affecting incoming tourism," Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov said today. "In response, the ministry is opening 2013 with intensive activity to realize Israel's tourism potential, to implement the recommendations of the committee to reduce vacation prices, rate hotels, and to stress professional training in the industry."
The Central Bureau of Statistics today reported a 6% drop in tourist entries (including one-day entries) to 217,000 visitors in January 2013 from 231,000 entries in January 2012. The number of tourist fell 11% from January last year to 168,000 tourists in January, but the number of one-day entries rose 18% to 49,000. There were 22,000 visits by cruise passengers in January, 58% more than in the corresponding month, and the number of one-day tourists arriving by air rose by 13% to 2,600. However, the number of one-day entries by tourists from neighboring countries fell by 3% to 25,000 in January. Published by Globes [online], Israel business news
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"It appears that Operation Pillar of Defense and the worsening geopolitical conditions in the region are affecting incoming tourism," Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov said today. "In response, the ministry is opening 2013 with intensive activity to realize Israel's tourism potential, to implement the recommendations of the committee to reduce vacation prices, rate hotels, and to stress professional training in the industry."
