Israel Tourism Ministry allocates NIS 340 million for public tourism infrastructure

Monday, January 16, 2023

As “improvement of infrastructure and beautification upgrades the tourist experience and encourages returning tourism,” the Israel Tourism Ministry has allocated NIS 340 million for public tourism infrastructure projects.

Quoting Tourism Minister Haim Katz, the Jerusalem Post reported, “I have asked the ministry to prepare a directive for the support budget for 2023 that will place an emphasis on budgetary efficiency alongside maximizing the tourism potential.”

Dozens of projects such as promenades, parking lots, bridges, markets, sound and light shows, trails, parks and observation points will be established from the budget approved by Tourism Ministry’s Development Budget Committee.

The Tourism Ministry said it had received about 210 applications last year from local authorities for help establishing new projects. Of these applications, 160 met the basic requirements.

“We are in the midst of preparing the tourism infrastructure in Israel to welcome tourists, following the recovery from the pandemic,” said Dani Shahar, Director-General of the Tourism Ministry. “We carefully considered the many applications received, and we chose those which would bring the greatest value to tourism.”

The ministry’s 2022 infrastructure budget totaled NIS 340 million, while the cost of completing all of the projects would be about NIS 700 million. The ministry said it had contributed some NIS 410 million overall toward the projects, including NIS 340 million from last year’s budget and the remainder of previous years’ budgets.

Israel has been making efforts to boost tourism and attract more tourists to the country over the last couple of weeks. To meet this aim, Israel is opening new direct flights between Israel and destinations worldwide including multiple locations in the US and a direct route to Seoul.

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