Published on : Sunday, May 20, 2018
The developer in charge will finance the building cost of the hotel, with the assistance of a Ministry of Tourism grant of up to 33 percent of the cost of construction. The Ministry of Tourism also recently approved a budget for the establishment of a tourism infrastructure in the village.
According to Na’im Shibli, who heads the Shibli regional council, “A luxurious and unique boutique hotel is planned, based on Bedouin culture, featuring Bedouin hospitality and healthy natural Bedouin cuisine from the Galilee. This will be a luxury hotel unlike any other in Israel, which will give an economic boost to the village and the entire region and create hundreds of jobs in the hotel itself and the surrounding tourist industry.”
With about 70,000 residents, Shibli is on the route up to the churches atop Mount Tabor and on the axis of the Gospel Trail and the Israel Trail. Every year, more than half a million tourists pass through it.
Israel Tourism Minister Yariv Levin said, “I welcome the establishment of the hotel, and I am convinced that tourists will enjoy its special location, its proximity to the Christian holy sites, and the unique and authentic village experience. We are placing special emphasis on the development of tourism throughout Israel and all the different sectors, and I am convinced that, with the assistance of the ministry, together with the establishment of tourism infrastructure in the area, tourism will develop successfully in the area.”
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