Americans visited Israel in record numbers during the first quarter of 1980, an impressive 10 percent increase over the same period of 1979, it was reported here by Israel Zuriel, Israel’s Commissioner for Tourism to North America. Last year 300,000 American tourists, more than ever before, vacationed in Israel, he said. He predicted that low Apex scheduled fares and low-cost charter flight programs to Israel will encourage the growth of U.S. tourism to Israel during the rest of 1980.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
