Israel hotel overnights rise 21% in November
November is generally considered a weak month for hotel stays in Israel by Israelis and an opportunity for business travelers. Figures for November from the Israel Hotels Association indicate a substantial rise in overnights by overseas residents in hotels in Israel.
Overnights by tourists in November totaled some 970,000, 38% more than in November 2015, 23% more than in November 2014 and unchanged from November 2013, a period described as normal: that is, not affected by war.
Hotel overnights by Israelis last month totaled 891,000, 7% more than in November 2015. Total overnights were 1.86 million in November, 21% more than in November 2015.
Room occupancy was 71% in November, 20% more than in November 2015, 14% higher than in November 2014 and unchanged from November 2013. A particularly high occupancy rate was recorded in Tel Aviv, at 83%, and the Dead Sea, at 77%.
Some 256,000 hotel overnights were recorded in western Jerusalem in November, 218.000 in Tel Aviv, 118,000 in Tiberias and around the Kinneret, 50,000 at hotels on the Dead Sea, 33,000 in Netanya and 102,000 in Eilat, where numbers were 70% higher than in November 2015.
For the January-November period, 20.4 million hotel overnights were recorded in Israel, 7.8 million by overseas tourists and 12.6 million by Israelis. The average room-occupancy rate for the period was 63%.