In turn, Israel requires travelers to have electronic entry authorization

This Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), similar to the American ESTA, will be mandatory from January 1st and will cost around seven euros.

After the United States and the United Kingdom, Israel will require foreign visitors to present an electronic authorization to enter its territory, after having tested it this summer.

This Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), similar to the American ESTA, will be mandatory from January 1, and will cost around seven euros. You can request it via an online form.

Number of tourists divided by four

The document concerns residents of 99 countries, including France, who do not need to apply for a visa to visit the Jewish state for up to 90 days each visit. It is valid for two years.

If such a document makes it possible to streamline entry into the country at the airport, its objective is above all to strengthen security since it notably includes personal data.

It must be said that the country is currently waging a war on several fronts and intends to better protect its borders. But this measure could risk further slowing down tourism, an important source of growth.

Due to the context, the number of visitors was divided by four over one year from January to last July.