Tourism in Israel

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Symbol of the Israel State Tourist Office: The grape of caleb
Branch of the Israel State Transport Bureau in Jerusalem

The tourism in Israel is an important economic factor in Israel . The Ministry of Tourism in Jerusalem is responsible . The internationally used slogan of Israeli tourism marketing is "Land of Creation".

Destinations

Many travel destinations in Israel are sites of Christianity such as the Old City of Jerusalem (especially Via Dolorosa ), Nazareth , Bethlehem and the Sea of ​​Galilee . There are also numerous historical sites such as the cities of Caesarea Maritima , Bet She'an and Akkon , the Masada fortress and a section of the former spice route from Petra to Gaza. Beach holidays are possible on the Mediterranean coast (e.g. Haifa , Netanja , Herzliya ), the Red Sea and the Dead Sea . There are also diving areas and resorts on the Red Sea ( Eilat ) . There are also eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Israel . There are 68 national parks and 190 nature reserves in the country. Israel has the highest number of museums per capita in the world, with more than 200 museums. Due to the very good transport infrastructure, individual trips can be carried out easily.

Most tourists arrive via Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport . To promote tourism in the south of the country, Ramon Airport north of Eilat was opened on January 22, 2019, with a forecast of 4.2 million passengers by 2030.

statistics

A total of around 3.5 million visitors were counted in Jerusalem in 2013. Tel Aviv was visited by 1.676 million tourists. In 2011 there were 330 hotels with 47,600 rooms in Israel.

Origin of tourists by highest number (first): United States, Russia, France and Germany. In 2008 the Israeli government provided 10 million shekels (approx. € 2.077 million) for tourism advertising in Europe. A record number of visitors since 1948 was recorded in the first quarter of 2012.

year Visitors revenue
2013 3.5 million $ 11.5 billion
2014 3.3 million
2015 2.8 million
2016 2.9 million
2017 3.6 million 4.8 billion euros
2018 4.12 million 5.2 billion euros
2019 4.55 million 5.9 billion euros

See also

Web links

Commons : Tourism in Israel  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Wikivoyage: Israel  travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Land of Creation" - Israel's efforts to become a reliable tourism brand. on designtagebuch.de, December 19, 2014. Accessed October 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ land-of-the-bible.com
  3. ↑ a b Target market analysis of the Israeli tourism industry (PDF) German-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Industry, August 2012, p. 34 (PDF).
  4. ↑ Yifa Yaakov: 2013 'record year' for tourism, government says. timesofisrael.com, January 10, 2014, accessed April 20, 2015
  5. ↑ www.euromonitor.com Euromonitor International's top city destinations ranking (as of 2009). Accessed August 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ Target market analysis of the tourism industry in Israel. (PDF) German-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Industry, August 2012, p. 32.
  7. ↑ Bettina Seipp: Tourists are absolutely safe in the Heilgen Land. welt.de, March 22, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2016
  8. ↑ Danny Sadeh: 60% hike in tourism since the beginning of year In: ynetnews.com, 2008. Accessed August 25, 2013.
  9. ↑ Target market analysis of the tourism industry in Israel. (PDF) German-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Industry, August 2012, p. 22.
  10. ↑ Times of Israel.com of January 10, 2014: 2013 'record year' for tourism, government says , English
  11. ↑ Newsletter of the Israeli Embassy of January 5, 2015
  12. ↑ Tourism in Israel is booming. Israelnetz.de , January 4, 2018, accessed on January 11, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, Tel Aviv: Promised Travel Land . In: sueddeutsche.de . January 8, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed January 25, 2019]).
  14. ↑ Tourism continues to break records. Israelnetz.de , January 3, 2020, accessed on January 11, 2020 .