Passover marks the beginning of the tourist season in Israel. Tourism has been in the doldrums over the past four and a half years because of the Palestinian terror war, but in the wake of the cease-fire, visitors and pilgrims are coming back. “The hotels have started hiring people, tour guides have already talked about being booked for this Passover and for this summer,” travel agent Mark Feldman told Israel Television. “It should be a great, great year.” Tourism is vital to the economy because it is traditionally the biggest earner of foreign currency.