Visitor Numbers to Israel Fell by 20%
KABUL: (Middle East Press) Official statistics from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism have shown that there has been a 20 percent decrease in the number of the tourists in the first half of 2015, compared to the same period last year.
Israeli website Walla has reported that senior officials from the ministry had held an emergency meeting last week headed by Tourism Minister Yariv Levin to discuss ways to woo in tourists.
Levin said Israel’s insecurity had undoubtedly played an important role in keeping tourists away; urging all-out efforts aimed at making all, including non-Israeli Jews and Anglican Christians, feel safe to visit Israel.
The crisis in Israel’s tourism industry comes in the aftermath of Tel Aviv’s bloody war against the Gaza Strip last summer.
