According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, approximately 405,000 tourist entries were recorded in September, 44 per cent more than during the same month last year.<\/p>\n
From January to September this year, some 3.3 million tourist entries were recorded, as opposed to 2.917 million in the same period last year, an increase of 13 per cent.<\/p>\n
A fuller picture will likely emerge with the publication of the October statistics, given the fact that the Jewish holidays typically fall in September and October.<\/p>\n
Revenue from incoming tourism in September stood at $581 million.<\/p>\n
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Approximately 20,800 tourist entries from the United Kingdom were recorded in September this year, 29 per cent more than September 2018.<\/p>\n
Minister of tourism, Yariv Levin, commented: \u201cSeptember continues the upward trend in incoming tourism with impressive increases and monthly records broken.<\/p>\n