The Jewish new year has just begun and the vast majority (75.3%) of Israelis will take advantage of the holidays to travel around the country, a survey conducted by the Geocartography research institute and commissioned by Israel Hayom shows.
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Eilat, Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee region are the most popular destinations (18.1% each), followed by the Golan Heights (12.6%), the Galilee (11.2%), the Dead Sea (8.4%) and Jerusalem (7.9%). Some will also vacation in Tel Aviv (4.2%), the Negev and the Haifa region (2.3% each).
But although most Israelis (41.6%) have decided to stay in the country, some (33.7%) will fly abroad for a seven-day vacation on average, and only 35% plan to skip out on travel entirely this holiday season.
Popular destinations abroad include Italy (9.8%), the Greek islands (9.2%), mainland Greece (7.5%) and the United States (6.3%). Many will also travel to Georgia (5.7%), the United Arab Emirates and Britain (5.2% each), Spain (4.6%), and Austria and China (4% each).
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