October saw an all-time record high in incoming tourism, with some 330,000 tourists visiting Israel  during that month alone, according to data reported by the Ministry of Education on Thursday.

The numbers reflect an increase of 9% from October 2008.

  "These numbers are as a result of focused marketing, analysis of the target market and investment in proper infrastructure for continuous global marketing, based on the positioning of Israel as the holy land, and Jerusalem as its capital," said Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, who is currently visiting South America.

(ynet)