But it's always been a behemoth, bringing in tourists from all over the world.
All Israelis were soldiers, one said, and they would be welcome in this land only as tourists.
On a Friday there is a very popular market which brings in tourists from all over the island.
They want to speed in tourists, trade and data.
Both events led to an increase in tourists in the area.
Spain is expecting a 20 percent increase in American tourists this year.
"Fortunately, the increase in American tourists has helped buffer the drop."
Officials are hoping for an increase in tourists from the United States next year.
The 1920s saw renewed development with automobile traffic bringing in tourists again.
New York is once again awash in foreign tourists - record numbers of them, by all indications.