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By: Cody Levine - September 18, 2020
The Israeli Tourism Ministry's annual survey on the state of the industry has revealed record highs in revenue and tourist satisfaction prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought the industry to a standstill, according to Tourism Ministry 2019 Inbound Tourism Survey released on Wednesday.
According to the survey, 94.4% of tourists ranked their visit to Israel as good to excellent, with 51.6% of those asked having stayed in a hotel or holiday village. Excluding flight costs, NIS 23 billion was generated in revenue from tourism, with an average expenditure per tourist of 2,424 as part of an organized group and $1,079 per stay for an independent tourist
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