Market Entry - Tourism and Hotel Industry in Israel: Analysis of Growth, Trends and Progress (2015-2020)

About the Market

Tourism is an important component of their economy, as well as a significant source of foreign exchange revenues, contributing to 9.3% of country's GDP. Good travel and tourism policies enable 10 million international visitors annually. Indonesia's tourism sector accounts for approximately 4% of the total economy and plans to double the figure by 2019 by improving infrastructure, accessibility, health & hygiene, as well as enhancing online promotional marketing strategy, leading to opportunities in upcoming markets. The government has also revised its visa-free access policy in 2015 to attract more foreign tourists. Famous tourist destinations like Bali and Jakarta have already seen a large influx of investment in recent years, especially, in the upper end of the market, leading to excessive supply, promoting the establishment of hotel industry.

About the Geography                  

Israel is a small country located in the Middle East bordered by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Israel has a liberal investment system and most activities are open to both private nationals and foreign investors. It has many tech start-ups, funded by America, a strong R7D sector, and a highly skilled multi-lingual workforce.

The government encourages entrepreneurship and the country is the second largest regardingthe availability of venture capital. The recent revision of Encouragement of Capital Investments Law now includes financial incentives for foreign investments. Israel is bordered by countries with on-going wars and terrorist activities, which act as a major impediment for foreign investors. It also has high corporate taxes and cost of manpower.

Israel invests almost 5% of its GDP in R&D and has many highly qualified engineers with access to funds. For these reasons, Israel is a good country to invest in if a company wants to set up an R&D wing, branch office, or LLC.

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