Tourists in Masada, November 1, 2021 (Photo: Taufik Givoa, RTG)
In 2022, 2.675 million tourists entered Israel compared to 397 thousand arrivals (only) in 2021 and 831 thousand arrivals in 2020. The skies in Israel were officially opened to the entry of tourists only in March 2022 and in fact - without restrictions - only about three months later, in May.
The volume of tourism entering Israel this year is about 41% lower than the record year 2019 - when 4.55 million tourists arrived in Israel.
The scope of income from incoming tourism was estimated last year at 13.5 billion shekels (not including tourist expenses on flights with Israeli companies) compared to about 23 billion shekels in 2019.
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2.675 million tourists stayed in Israel in 2022.
Tourists in Masada, 2021 (Photo: Nature and Parks Authority, T'ofik Givoa)
Israel's rate of recovery from the crisis is lower than the world average
The Ministry of Tourism points out that several factors must be taken into account that affected the number of tourist arrivals in the recovery year: as we know, tourists plan their trips some time in advance, and also that Israel opened up to tourism later than similar destinations in the region and Europe.
Therefore, Israel's rate of recovery from the crisis is slightly lower than the world average, which is a decrease of about 36% in the volume of incoming tourism compared to 2019.
However, an increase in tourism can be seen from month to month: in December 2022, 266.2 thousand tourist arrivals were recorded (compared to 20.5 thousand in December 2021 and -358.3 thousand in December 2019) - a decrease of about 25% (only) in relation to December 2019.
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Over 20 million overnight stays by Israelis were registered in Israel this year.
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Israeli overnight stays record - more than before the Corona virus
In 2022, over 20 million Israeli overnight stays were registered in a variety of accommodation facilities in Israel of all types.
This is a number that is higher than the amount of overnight stays in 2019 before the corona virus (in which 18.4 million Israeli overnight stays were recorded).
As a result of the significant increase in overnight stays by Israelis, the income from domestic tourism also increased significantly, with revenues in 2022 reaching more than 17 billion shekels compared to approximately 12.7 billion shekels in 2019.
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