The Israel Hotel Association’s reported an all-time record in incoming tourists this year. Income from tourism will have reached a record US$4.4 billion in 2010
The Israel Hotel Association’s year-end report released last Monday says that 2010 was a booming year for the country’s hotels industry.
According to the report, 2010 will end with 3.5 million tourist entries into Israel, an all-time record. Income from tourism will have reached a record US$4.4 billion in 2010. This figure is higher than the Ministry of Tourism prediction.
According to the report, some 2.4 million tourists chose to spend at least one night in one of the country’s hotels, and 600,000 were day visitors.
The average occupancy rate in Israel’s hotels in 2010 stood at 66%, with Tel Aviv hotels leading the way at a 74% average occupancy rate, followed by the Dead Sea with 73%, Eilat with 69% and Jerusalem with 68%.
The year is expected to conclude with 21.5 million nightly hotel stays, 11.6 million by Israelis and 9.9 million by foreign tourists - an increase of 22% from 2009.
