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17 Percent Increase in April in Incoming Tourism on April 2017 and 61 Percent More than April 2016


According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, 408,400 tourist entries were recorded in April 2018, about 17% more than April 2017. In the period January- April 2018, about 1.36 million tourist entries were recorded, 25% increase on the same period last year. Revenue from tourism in April reached about NIS 2.166 billion.

April 2018

There was a 17% increase in tourist entries in April 2018 as compared to 2017 and 61% increase on April 2016.

• 353,800 tourist entries were by air, an increase of 13% on 2017 and 54% on April 2016.

• 54,700 tourists arrived via the land crossings, 17% more than in April 2017 and 91% more than in 2016.

• 24,400 arrived as day visitors in April, 27% increase in April 2017 and 9% more than in 2016.

January- April 2018

In January- April 2018, about 1.36 million tourist entries were recorded, an increase of 25% on the same period in 2017 (1.1 million) and 60% more than in 2016. Since the beginning of the year, tourism has injected more than NIS7 billion into the Israeli economy

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)



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