Hotel Occupancy in Israel Hits Low

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Central Bureau of Statistics data for January-September 2026 show that national hotel occupancy fell to 50% following the military operations. According to Ice, Eilat leads the trend, and tourist overnight stays there show a surprising recovery in the last quarter.

According to Channel 14, despite an increase in tourist overnight stays, the hotel industry still faces a decline in the number of overnight stays and in room occupancy compared with last year. In the North and Tiberias the picture is weaker, and according to Maariv, in March 5% of hotel rooms in Tiberias were occupied, and in September it also closed at the bottom of the table.