Christian tourism to Holy Land slowly recovers ahead of Christmas
Some 120,000 Christian pilgrims expected to visit, but industry experts say that high costs and economic uncertainty could hamper full recovery.
A group of scouts performs as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III arrives at the Church of the Nativity to celebrate Christmas according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, in Bethlehem in the West Bank, January 6, 2022. (photo credit: MUSSA QAWASMA/REUTERS)ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE