Tourist Destination: Israel

Executive Summary

The paper highlights tour of a country Israel and its geographical importance. Besides that, with the strategy of the development of tourism, selective approach has been determined, and by doing that tourism has been treated as primary, one within those kinds of tourism which are connected to particular interests. This also illustrates the significance for tourism as an economic activity and analysis of the current structural and situation problems of Israel as a destination. Most recently, Israel has hospitably opened its borders to all comers to touch the ancient cultural heritage and the history of world religions and the powerful force of natural Dead Sea. Tourism in the country is very well developed area and invested in the best big companies in the country. Connection Tourism is the country's relationship with the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Red Sea in the Gulf of Eilat. In this assignment we have also highlighted the significance impact of various famous places of Israel. The places include Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Masada, Beit She'an, Tiberias, Cesarea, Tel Aviv / Jaffa, Jerusalem. Israel is experiencing a really placid from the tourist point of view, not least because in 2012 the increase in visitors in Israel is leaving notes and also because the country is opening up a wide variety of new hotels, which are helping much to tourists, choose to travel to Israel instead of traveling to other destinations.

Table of Content

Executive Summary2

Introduction4

Significance of the study: Theme and Overview4

Discussion and Analysis4

Why Israel as A Tourist Destination5

Objectives5

The Major Attraction5

Excursions6

Pilgrimage Tours6

Holiday at the Seaside6

Challenges and Issues7

Demand For Tours to Israel Very Much Down7

Israeli Hotels "Throw" Tourists for Money8

Tourism Revenue in Israel8

Political divisions8

Art and Culture In Israel8

Geographic Perspective10

Tour stops11

Jerusalem11

Tel Aviv / Jaffa11

Cesarea12

AKKO12

Tiberias14

Beit She'an14

Masada14

Dead Sea15

Bethlehem15

Where To Eat In Israel15

Restaurant under the Sea15

Accommodation In Israel-Hotels16

Where to stay?16

Theoretical Aspect16

Basic Principles of Sustainability16

Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy16

Economic Impacts17

Environmental Impacts17

Cultural Impact of Israel18

Conclusion18

References20

Tourist Destination: Israel

Introduction

The complexity of tourism and tourist needs of world population influence the change of tourist request. Requests for new and specific forms of tourism are characteristics of the development of this activity in the beginning of the 21st century. New forms of tourism is more and more requested in the tourist market. It gives a chance for various areas to be included equally with their tourist offer if they have certain potentials and adequate personnel that could include those potentials on the tourist market. The term “versatile tourism and hospitality” has been accepted by many countries, and as such, it refers to all tourist activities in various areas. Special forms of tourism could be tourism on homestead, hunting, fishing, ecotourism, health, recreational, residence (houses for vacation), educational, adventurous, transit, camping tourism, continental nautical tourism, gastronomical and ethno gastronomical, tourism of protected parts of nature, cultural tourism, religious, other specific forms. (Thomas, 1999). Tourism is crucial segment of European tourism. Having in mind distinct economical and other functions of tourism, also various high value potentials, the possibility and appropriate significance have been given to the development of this kind of tourism and its economical politics (Shavit, 1966). From the other side, tourism should not be limited to any particular destination but, it should be extended to a complete understanding of cultural lifestyle of people ...