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Record number of Israelis fly overseas in first half of 2019

Some 3.8 million Israelis traveled overseas, a 7.4% increase over the same period last year. Sinai Peninsula sees 10% increase in tourism from Israel.

by  Zeev Klein
Published on  07-04-2019 14:32
Last modified: 07-04-2019 14:32
Record number of Israelis fly overseas in first half of 2019KOKO

Travelers wait in line at Ben-Gurion International Airport | Photo: KOKO

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A record-breaking number of Israelis traveled overseas in the first half of 2019. Some 3.8 million took to the skies in what was a 7.4% increase from the 3.5 million Israelis who traveled overseas during the same period last year, according to findings published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

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Some 185,900 of them also traveled to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a 34.2% increase over the last year.

No fewer than 123,900 Israelis flew to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states via Jordan, an increase of 10.1%.

Another 30,600 Israelis boarded cruise ships to reach their destinations, a 26.6% increase compared to the number who took cruises from Israel in the same period in 2018.

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