El AI, Israel’s airline, reported today that it has received cancellations from about 30,000 prospective tourists mainly from the North American and European countries who decided not to visit Israel this summer because of the acute shortage of hotel space. (An El Al spokesman in New York told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today that the airline had not received any large number of cancellations although he described the hotel situation in Israel as “critical.” He said the airline was still running a “full schedule” and has not had to cancel any flights or major tours.)
Tourist officials here said there is not a single room free in any Israeli hotel at the moment. They said the hotel boom was not confined to the large cities but was evident in smaller resorts like Nathanya. Ashkelon and Tiberias.
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