The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) has outlined a strategy for restoring hospitality facilities that have housed evacuees during the war, and for revitalizing the country’s tourism industry.
Israel’s tourism industry has plunged into a crisis as the war in Gaza continues. Since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, around 853,000 tourist entries have been recorded, mainly from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Russia and the Philippines, the IMOT says.
With arrivals down in 2024, Israel’s tourism ministry has estimated that the drop in foreign tourists has translated into 18.7 billion shekels ($4.9 billion USD) in lost revenue since the start of the war.
In a press release Tuesday (Nov. 26),…
