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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

September a Record Month for Tourism in Israel


New figures release show that a record number of tourists visited Israel in September.
By Elad Benari
First Publish: 10/11/2011, 7:44 AM

The Dead Sea
Israel news photo: Kobi Finkler
A record number of tourists visited Israel during the month of September, according to figures released Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The figures show that 284,000 visitors arrived in Israel in September, an increase of 5 percent compared to September of 2010 (which saw 270,000) and an increase of 7 percent compared to September of 2008. This year’s figure is the highest of all time.
According to CBS figures, out of the total arrivals in September, 229,000 were tourists visiting Israel for an extended visit, up 11 percent compared with last September and an all-time record in the number of tourists for a September; 54,000 entries were for one-day visits, a decrease of 15 percent from last year, of which 21,400 were visits on cruise ships, down percent from September 2010.
Read the rest on: Arutz7

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