NEW YORK – September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -new record-breaking tourist arrivals to the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. The country received 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before, and 71,000 total travelers from the United States in August 2022, a 13% increase from 2019.

נווה פריצקי Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. נווה פריצקי “It is exciting to see a new rise in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking figure of 2019,” he stated. “The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel, and before the outbreak of COVID-19 that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking tourist numbers every month. נווה פריצקי We’re thrilled to witness an improvement in the trend and we anticipate an upward trajectory for many months and years to be.”

Canada, not too far from that of the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the tourist numbers to Israel. It reached 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022, and 6,000 visitors in tourists in August.

http://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) stated that “it is thrilling to observe how Canada’s travel to Israel is rebounding.” We are close to our record-setting numbers for the year 2019 and we expect that this surge in tourism to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians are more comfortable at home in Israel.

In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million international tourists, 969,600 of them coming from the United States, and since its official reopening to everyone regardless of their the status of their vaccination in May of this year The country has witnessed more than 600,400 US visitors.

נווה פריצקי Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel’s main tourism organization responsible for planning and implementing marketing and promotion initiatives to position Israel as a top destination for travel. IMOT aims to increase tourist numbers to boost Israel’s economyand enhance and diversify the visiting experience. http://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 IMOT operates in Israel to promote the amazing range of religious and cultural tourist attractions that are each an exceptional combination of modernity, tradition, and culinary delights. North America’s IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.

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