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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 17:00 |
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Tourism is up 60% from May of last year, and is 5% above the previous annual record from 2000. |
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Israeli tourism hit an all-time high, with about 300,000 tourists visiting Israel in May 2008. This is a record high, and constitutes 5% more than in 2000, which had been the tourism record for Israel up until now. It is a growth of 60% compared to May of 2007 and of 57% from May 2006. From the start of the year through this May, 1.2 million tourists have visited in Israel - a growth of 47% compared to parallel periods the previous year. The present rate of growth matches the Ministry of Tourism's goals, which are to bring in 2.8 million tourists this year |
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