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experience, and showed us that kosher
cuisine and Caribbean ambience blend
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Israel Embarks
On Tourism Years

New York — "We're expecting a vast
wave of tourism over the next three
/' years," says Arie Sommer, Israel's com-
missioner for tourism in the United
States. "Just last month we started the
official celebrations surrounding Israel's
50th anniversary," Sommer added,
referring to the year-long series of events
throughout Israel in tribute to the
reborn Jewish state's first half-century.
As many as 100,000 additional U.S.
visitors are expected to become involved
. niversary celebrations, particu-
in the an
larly those in the country on the
anniversary itself (April 30, 1998) and
in August, when a massive exhibition on
the achievements of Israel will be
mounted in Tel Aviv.
"And then," Sommer continued,
"1999 will be a relatively normal year;
then comes 2000 which marks the
2,000th birthday of Christianity." As
many as 5 million tourists — double
the usual 2.5 million, and possibly
more — are expected in Israel in
2000, according to Israel tourism offi-
cials, who are feverishly preparing suf-
ficient accommodations to meet the
demand.
"An additional innovation to deal
with enormous numbers of visitors
expected in the millennium year was
announced recently," Sommer contin-
ued. This will involve Israel's Airport
Authority and the Ministry of Tourism
arranging for all groups visiting Israel
during the millennium year to have
advance flight check-in undertaken at
their hotels.
At the end of their tour, departing
travelers will check-in, have their bags
checked to their destination and receive
their boarding passes — all in the com-
fort of their hotels.
Later, when they arrive at Ben-
Gurion International, they will proceed
directly to the departure lounge, bypass-
ing the customary check in lines. "This
really creative step will do much to ease
congestion and make visitors' departure
from Israel particularly agreeable,"
Sommer observed.
For information, call the Israel
Ministry of Tourism InfoCenter, 1-888-
77-ISRAEL or e-mail to
icenetr@imot.org . Tourism information
on Israel is also available by visiting the
Ministry of Tourism North American
web site: www.goisrael.com .

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