349,000 tourists visited Israel in April an increase of about 40% on last year

by Shrutee K/DNS

Jerusalem  - Tourism is an economic growth engine that continues to grow and break records, thanks to the increase in marketing budgets and a shift in Israel’s international marketing policy. April 2017 was Israel’s busiest month for incoming tourism ever, with nearly 350,000 tourists – an increase of almost 40% on April 2015.Tourism breaks a historic record  Since January 2017, tourism has injected a record NIS 6 billion  into the Israeli economy

Tourism Minister Yariv Levin said, “When there is clear policy, we see results. Every month, we are witnessing exceptional statistics that illustrate the progress we are spearheading in the tourism industry and its tremendous contribution to the Israeli economy and workforce. This important and exciting milestone is part of a positive trend that has been taking place over the last half year or more. I hope and believe that, with hard work, we will continue to reap the benefits of this investment.”

In January- April 2017, 1.09 million tourist entries were recorded, an increase of 26% on the same period in 2016 (850,000).  964,000 tourists arrived by air, 24% more than the same period in 2016.  Israel received 15,000 visitors from India in January – April 2017; an increase of 26% on the same period in 2016.