1 millionth tourist of 2022 lands in Israel, from UAE

The one millionth vacationer to Israel to this point this 12 months lands at Ben Gurion Airport.

Belinda Desoyo Lee Marcelo, 53, a resident of the United Arab Emirates, was welcomed to the nation by Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov.

“At first, we thought and hoped that the President of the USA Joe Biden could be the millionth vacationer to reach in Israel in 2022, however as soon as once more, now we have crushed the forecast,” says Razvozov in an announcement from his ministry. “Right here we’re, welcoming the millionth vacationer to enter Israel this 12 months. Final 12 months, our skies have been closed, there have been corona restrictions in place with new variants rising, and critical considerations about incoming tourism. Regardless of the scenario, we didn’t surrender, at any stage. We labored laborious to open up the business and we introduced the tourism business again to life despite the challenges.”

In January, Israel reopened its borders to completely vaccinated foreigners after shutting in the course of the Omicron variant, in March it allowed unvaccinated vacationers to enter, and in Might it ended all COVID testing for arriving passengers.

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