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Number of Tourist Arrivals at Frontiers and Hotel Nights by Month
Month Hotel Nights (3) Frontier Arrivals
1969 1970 1969 1970

January 183 500
“ebruary 169 200
March 279 300
April 391 900
May 282 400
June 249 500
July 475 400
August 463 300
september 226 400
Jctober 269 300
November 191 400
Jecember 236 100
Totals 3 417 600 3 622 400 408 974
(3) In addition, tourist nights recorded in Youth Hostels numbered 113 200 in 1969
and 112 300 in 1970

19 098
25 395
39 501
38 496
33 020
39 166
T2 994
56 357
30 663
26 142
20 479
35 581
436 892

Average Length of Stay of Foreign Tourists

1969 1970
31 days 32 days
16 davs 16 days

Mean length of Stay
Median length of Stay

Average tourist spending per Visit (4)
1970 us § 237,0
Average tourist spending per Day (4)

1969 US $ 210,0

cem— EN  f—— i —— =

1969 us g 6,77 1970 us g 7,41
(4) not comparable with previous years

International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures (US $ millions)
Source : Israel Ministry of Finance; Bank of Israel; Central Bureau of Statistics
Method : Exchange transactions via authorised dealers in foreign currency and
Independence and Developement bonds
Rate of Exchange : 1969 : 3.5 1970 : 3.5

1969
Total 85,8
Receipts
International 50,7
Fare Receints

1970
103,5

54,0

1969
Total 65,9
Expenditures
International 17,5
Fare Payments

1970
54,9

18.1

JOL 24 = 1970