TOURISM IN ISRAEL
March 2022
ISRAEL’S TOURISM MINISTER CONGRATULATES ISRAELI RESTAURATEURS IN DUBAI
Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov
congratulates Israeli restaurants in Dubai
90,400 VISITOR ARRIVALS TO ISRAEL IN FEBRUARY 2022 89,600 of these are tourists, and compared to 343,800 tourists in February 2020 and 4,900,000 in all of 2019
W orld tourism has been hit hard by the COVID-19 virus crisis. With the outbreak of the virus, restrictions were imposed on the entry of foreigners into Israel. In 2020, there were 887,100 visitor visits to Israel and in 2021, there were only 402,300 visits (compared to 4,900,000 in 2019). As of November 28, 2021, following fears of the spread of the COVID-19 around the world, the entry of foreigners into Israel has been banned, except in cases approved by the Exceptions Committee. On January 9, 2022, the decision to allow foreigners to enter Israel, who are defined as vaccinated or recovering by the Ministry of Health (subject to meeting certain conditions), came into force. In January 2022, 46,700 visitors entered Israel. In February, 90,400 visitor visits were recorded, the highest number since March 2020. The highest number of visitors in February 2022 was from the United States – 29,100 entries. The number of visitors from France was 12,800, and from the United Kingdom – 7,600 entries.
M inister of Tourism Yoel Razvozov in his visit to Dubai congratulated the owners of Israeli restaurants who entered the prestigious list of “50 Best Restaurants”: “The State of Israel is full of quality restaurants and world-renowned chefs, so the entry of 6 restaurants into the prestigious list of” 50 Best Restaurants in the world” put Israel on the map, in the culinary field as well.
the field of tourism, but the achievement of these restaurants is an equally big event that will bring about the realization of the tourism potential we have in the field of restaurants. I have no doubt that thanks to the prestigious ranking of the 6 restaurants and other great restaurants, many tourists will come to Israel to taste and experience all the good we have to offer, bring a lot of money into the country and provide livelihoods and jobs for many Israelis”.
“I have come to the UAE to sign a historic political agreement in
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