According to the newspaper’s report, the tourist flow from Russia to Israel has increased by 241% since the beginning of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022.NewsReferring to the embassy of the Jewish state.
It was noted that Russia is among the top three countries where tourists come to Israel – in the first three months of the year alone, the country received over 916 thousand tourists, 199% more than last year’s figures. However, 2019 remains a record year – then, in the first three months, tourists came in 19% more than in 2023.
Since the New Year, a total of 53,5 thousand Russian tourists visited Israel.
Formerly Oleg Kozyrev, marketing manager of online tour shop Travelata.ru reportedreported that the total number of reservations made by their customers for the May holiday increased by 85% compared to last year.