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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Israel
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Tourism has always been an important source of foreign currency
for Israel. In 1984 this industry earned US$1.08 billion. The
Israeli airlines earned an additional US$210 million in touristrelated business. In 1986, 929,631 tourists arrived by air and
18,252 arrived by sea. Another 17,563 tourists arrived from Jordan
by land via the Allenby Bridge. Sixty percent of total 1986
tourists originated in Europe, an additional 20 percent originated
in the United States.
Although the 1986 figures are respectable, they represent a
decline by 13 percent over the preceding three years. Moreover, the
1986 figure for American tourists is 41 percent lower than
comparable figures for the years 1983 through 1985. This decline in
tourism to Israel in 1986 reflected a general decline in American
tourism to the Middle East, which was caused by security
considerations and by a weakening of the United States dollar
against European currencies.
Data as of December 1988
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