Some of the guests are family, some are friends and some are colleagues. They're not all my guests, of course, but many are. The country is filled with other people's guests, as well. They're the ones we call tourists. And then there are the students, here to enjoy Israel in the summer.
Christian tourists are here, as well.
But unless you're walking through the Old City or rafting down the Jordan River, the average Jewish tourist doesn't really bump into the average Christian tourist. Guests come to Israel all year long, but in the summer they are so plentiful, that unless they are close friends or immediate family, most often, Israelis have barely enough time to see them for more than a cup of coffee and still get their own work done. Tourist season starts in the spring, around the Passover, Easter, end of term time. It hits its peak in July and August and winds down through the period of the High Holidays. Sometimes, I hear people complain about the summer heat here in Israel.