Just saw this story.....should bring heartbreak to all those BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement) Democrats......
"Israel saw record-breaking 4 million tourists in 2018, says tourism ministry
....an increase in tourist arrivals of 13 percent compared to 2017, and 38% compared to 2016, while tourism revenue exceeded NIS 24 billion ($6.3 billion), according to the ministry.
...marketing campaign promoting Israel as a travel destination around the world, including, in the US, Germany, Russia, Italy, England, China, Ukraine, Brazil, and the Philippines. The investment yielded an average increase of 13% in the number of tourists from those countries, said the ministry.
...almost 4,000 new rooms were built this year, representing annual year-on-year growth of 49%.
Tourists listen to a tour guide on the lookout of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old city of Jerusalem, on October 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Some 61% of all tourists in Israel this year were Christian, 22% were Jews, 12.1% were not affiliated, 1.8% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhists, 0.5% were Hindus, and 0.1% were Bahais, the ministry indicated."
Israel saw record-breaking 4 million tourists in 2018, says tourism ministry
"Israel saw record-breaking 4 million tourists in 2018, says tourism ministry
....an increase in tourist arrivals of 13 percent compared to 2017, and 38% compared to 2016, while tourism revenue exceeded NIS 24 billion ($6.3 billion), according to the ministry.
...marketing campaign promoting Israel as a travel destination around the world, including, in the US, Germany, Russia, Italy, England, China, Ukraine, Brazil, and the Philippines. The investment yielded an average increase of 13% in the number of tourists from those countries, said the ministry.
...almost 4,000 new rooms were built this year, representing annual year-on-year growth of 49%.
Tourists listen to a tour guide on the lookout of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old city of Jerusalem, on October 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Some 61% of all tourists in Israel this year were Christian, 22% were Jews, 12.1% were not affiliated, 1.8% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhists, 0.5% were Hindus, and 0.1% were Bahais, the ministry indicated."
Israel saw record-breaking 4 million tourists in 2018, says tourism ministry
