It is more profitable for foreign tourists to rest in Israel than for local tourists.

Foreign tourists who come to Israel as part of pre-booked tours pay significantly less for hotel rooms than Israeli citizens.

Such a discovery was made by the journalists of the publication Globes, after analyzing the prices for travel packages ordered in Israel and abroad.

According to a journalistic study, the cost of a week at the Eilat Leonardo Hotel for two will cost when ordering in Israel at 9650 NIS, and when ordering through a French tour operator - at 7480 NIS, including the cost of airfare. Even cheaper can rest in Israel, the citizens of Germany. They are the same tour package on the same dates will cost an amount not much higher than 4000 shekels. At the same time, the difference in 23% in the first case and in 58% in the second is not the result of a discount or a commercial bonus.

A similar picture is observed in the Eilat hotels Dan Panorama and Coral Beach. For example, if a couple of tourists from Russia stop at Coral Beach at the end of May, then the rest will cost them 1200 shekels cheaper than the Israeli couple. In Dan Panorama, the difference is more significant - 2000 shekels. And this is taking into account the fact that the price of the compared Russian package includes air tickets.

As the publication notes, there are several explanations for this phenomenon. Firstly, Israeli hotels and tour operators are forced to adjust to the prices of the tourism market, the main competing players in the region are Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and the UAE. Secondly, it is necessary to demonstrate price attractiveness to increase the flow of tourists, which has thinned out after the military operation “Enduring Rock”.

In addition, the Israeli tourist industry must also reckon with Russian economic realities. As you know, the sharp devaluation of the ruble in November last year was the main reason for the decline in the flow of tourists from Russia, which until recently was a significant share of the total tourist traffic to Israel.