All the news about Israeli tourism
2009-10-14 - Vol 32
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Slump in the number of Israelis expected to take skiing holidays
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The number of Israelis expected to take skiing holidays this year is expected to be down significantly on last year. The reason for the downturn as a result of the global economic recession and swine flu. The annual ski fair has also been postponed until an unspecified later date.
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Misezhnikov: There is a need to establish a tourist police force
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The Minister of Tourism visited the ancient Nabatean city at the Avdat National Park to examine for himself the damage caused to the site. Misezhnikov: “We must create a national program to manage about 70 main tourist locations in Israel.”
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5% increase in departures during the holyday period
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During the recent holyday period, 884,000 passengers passed through Ben Gurion Airport. This figure exceeded the estimate of 842,000 passengers. The number of aircraft movements also recorded an impressive increase: 12 percent up on the holyday period of 2008.
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Eli Gonen: Two daily flights by El Al not enough to provide tourism boost to Eilat
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The President of the Israel Hotels Association approached Minister of Transport Yisrael Katz and requested from him that El Al be allowed to operate according to their program: “Restricting the number of flights to Eilat is likely to completely neutralize leverage in developing tourism to the city.”
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The Courts decide to freeze the ITTAA claim against Lufthansa and Swiss
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Esther Stemmer, judge for the Petach Tikva district court, decided to suspend the case filed by the Travel Agents Association against Lufthansa and Swiss on their decision to cancel basic commission. The reason: Her wish to take time off to deal with the case of the Association against British Airways.
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35% slump in airline revenues during the holyday period
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Sources in the airline industry estimate that in the last couple of months there has been a sharp fall in revenues recorded by airlines operating scheduled flights to Israel via ticket sales. The hoteliers are also pessimistic: Since the start of the year a 25 percent fall was recorded in the number of foreign tourists visiting Israel.
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September at Ben Gurion Airport: Turkey still the leading destination
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According to data from the Israel Airports Authority a total of 1,061,136 passengers passed through Ben Gurion Airport on 8,091 international and domestic passenger flights during September. The number of passengers on international flights totaled 1,025,528 and represented a reduction on 1.25 percent on September 2008.
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8% fall in foreign tourists visiting Israel in September
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From the start of the year until the end of September 2009 a total of 1.9 million tourists visited Israel, this is a reduction of 15 percent compared to last year when 2.2 million tourists visited Israel. During September 242,000 foreign tourists visited Israel, a fall of 8 percent compared to September 2008.
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