Israeli tourism is still struggling to return to pre-Covid levels. 1.76 million foreign visitors entered Israel in the first five months of 2023, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. This compares to the 791,300 visitors recorded in the corresponding period in 2022, when Covid restrictions were still in place, and the 2.03 million visitors recorded in 2019, before the pandemic.
In May 2023, 411,100 foreign visitors entered Israel, including 376,400 tourists who stayed at least one night. This compares to 262,700 overseas visitors in May 2022 (249,200 who stayed at least one night) and 465,700 (439,900 who stayed at least one night) in May 2019.
Israel recorded 2.9 million entries into the country in 2022, of which 2.7 million were tourists who stayed at least one night, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Restrictions on foreign tourists entering Israel were only fully removed in May 2022 and as a result tourist numbers still have a long way to go to surpass the 4.9 million entry into Israel in 2019 before the pandemic, including 4.5 million tourists. who stayed at least one night.
At the same time, the number of Israelis traveling abroad is exceeding pre-pandemic levels. In the first five months of 2023, Israelis made 3.6 million trips abroad, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. In May 2023, Israelis made 779,300 trips abroad.
Published by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – on June 7, 2023.
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