Tourism Ministry officials are hopeful that the visiting Chinese delegation numbering 70 representatives will decide to place Israel on China’s tourism map.

In a combined effort involving the ministry, El Al, and travel agencies, a group from China has arrived in Israel to see the sights towards making a decision to place Israel on the permitted travel list.

Until recently, it was prohibited to advertise travel to Israel in China. Now, officials are hoping they may be able to create a new reality towards opening a new and lucrative tourism market.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)