Israel
Israel
Travellers from Israel made 4.5 million outbound visits in 2024, with a total international tourism expenditure of US$7.1 billion.
In 2023, the UK welcomed a record 306,000 visits from Israel. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was a record £300.3 million, with an average spend of £983 per visit.
Explore the inbound data in full
Use our visualisations to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. Includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. This data is based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Global context
Top-level statistics relating to tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.
| Measure | 2024 |
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 7.14 |
| Global rank for outbound spend | 42 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 4.5 |
| Most visited destination | Egypt |
| Most visited destination in Europe | Cyprus |
Access to Britain from Israel
The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.
| Measure | 2024 |
| Weekly aircraft departures | 27 |
| Weekly seat capacity | 6,030 |
| Airports with direct routes in Israel | 1 |
| Airports with direct routes in Britain | 4 |
In 2024, 99% of all seat capacity on direct flights from Israel to the UK were on flights to London. 54% of seat capacity is on the Tel Aviv to London Heathrow route.
Seat capacity in 2024 was 43% of that in 2019.
To see entry requirements for visitors to the UK from Israel click here.
To see rates for Air Passenger Duty charged on passengers flying to Israel from the UK click here.
How we source this information
We work with a number of data sources to provide a rich and insightful picture of our key inbound source markets. This includes, but is not limited to, data provided by Oxford Economics, the UNWTO, Apex, Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index and from our own surveys and ad-hoc research. The largest share of the data come from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) by the ONS.
Visit our About the International Passenger Survey page for more information on how the data is collected and analysed.
