Tourists to Israel spent about $25,000,000 during 1958, Theodore Kollek, director general of the Prime Minister’s Office, reported today. He said that about $12,000,000 was spent by the tourists on hotels and food purchases. The rest was earned by El Al National Airlines and Zim Navigation Company, he said.
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