June is Israel Tourism Month. Go Visit Tel Aviv's Hotties.

It turns out there are lots of good-looking people in Tel Aviv. Israel and Israelis long ago became a mainstay of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, and of course Tel Aviv itself is both a home and a dining destination for none other than Bar Refaeli. But some people remained unconvinced that Israel's largest beach city was an epicenter of attractiveness. Now there are numbers on this question.

Earlier this year online travel mag Travelers Digest published its roundup of global cities with the best looking men and women. The lists circulated around the Internet for a while, and then dropped off as these things do, and then were revived last week when they got picked up by an Israeli culture blog. Tel Aviv ranked 7th for hottest women and ranked 10th for hottest men. The writeup on the women's list included the phrase "exotic and appealing," which makes a lot sense since Israeli women are both of those things, and the men's list discussed "artistic Bauhaus architecture," which made less sense.

In any case, yes, people in Tel Aviv are among the hottest in the world. And with the city being literally the friendliest gay tourism destination on Earth, they're hot no matter what kind of partner you prefer.

We do wonder whether the sudden reminders about Israeli hotness are a function of June having been declared Israeli Tourism Month by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. The video that the organization put out, which we've embedded below, doesn't exactly emphasize that part of Israel travel. It's much bigger on the traditional touristy stuff, which we've also been known to bring up. So if you're in the area, look up that stuff.

But given that it's summer don't forget about the "incredibly good looking men and women on the beach" angle either.

Sourced: jaunted