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Tourism to Israel breaks all-time record in May
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Kissufim, Israel, Tourism 

Nearly 300,000 tourists visited Israel in May, an all-time record, the Ministry of Tourism said.

The number of tourists was five percent higher than May of 2000, Israel's record year for tourism, and at the current pace, 2.8 million tourists are on track to visit by the end of the year, according to the ministry.

"With the continuing growth pattern, this contribution will be felt in all aspects of the tourism industry throughout Israel," said ministry director-general Shaul Tzemach.
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Tzemach, who noted that increased tourism will bring benefits to outlying areas as well, will head a June 23 meeting at Kissufim near the Gaza border to discuss plans to bring an additional 3.3 million visitors to Israel in 2009.

Some of the steps the Ministry of Tourism intends to take include: Improving standards of customer service in Israel's hotels, building some 3,000 new hotel rooms, expanding airline routes and adding additional airline carriers.

By 2012, the ministry's goal is to attract five million tourists, have 220,000 workers employed in the tourism industry and have tourism revenues of NIS 43 billion.


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      15.   Glad to hear it! 21:45  |  Gina 17/06/08
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