Tourism in Israel is in dire straits

10% of hotels in Israel are on the brink of financial crisis. After the start of the war in Gaza, in the first six months of 2024, 969,000 tourists spent the night in the country's hotels, or 81% less than in the same period last year. The lack of tourists also has a negative impact on Jerusalem residents who provide hotel and tourism services.

About 10 percent of Israel's hotels are on the brink of financial crisis following a sharp drop in tourist numbers since the start of the Gaza war, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

The Israel Hotel Association (IHA) in its report on hotel activity for the first half of 2024 noted that there are serious financial problems facing the Israeli tourism sector.

According to Sivan Detauker, the association's CEO, about 10 percent of hotels are at risk of closing soon , and the situation in many other hotels is in a state of crisis.

In the first half of 2024, about 969,000 tourists spent the night in hotels , or 81% less compared to the same period last year .

According to the Ministry of Tourism, only 500,000 foreign tourists visited Israel in the first six months of 2024 . This is 76% less than two million in the same period last year.

The lack of tourists has a negative impact on the residents of Jerusalem , who provide hotel and tourism services .