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    NEW YORK – September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -new record-breaking tourist arrivals to the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. 78,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. This is a 4 percent increase over the year before, and 71,000 visitors from the United States in august 2022. This is 13% higher than in the year 2019.

    Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner. He said, “It’s so exciting to once more see an increase of tourism to Israel from the United States, and already reaching or surpassing our record breaking numbers of 2019”. נווה פריצקי “The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entries month after month; We’re so happy to see this positive change and anticipate a steady upswing for the years and months to come.”

    Canada which isn’t too far behind the United States of America, is set to beat the tourist numbers to Israel. It reached 7,200 tourists in July 2022 and 6,000 in August.

    “It is exciting to see how the Canadian tourism to Israel is rebounding,” said Gal Hana Director and Consul for Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are still not far from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this increase in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians are more comfortable traveling abroad.”

    Israel received more visitors from around the world in the year 2019 than any other nation. 969 600 were American. Israel’s official opening for travellers from May 2018. The country has been home to over 600,400 US travelers since then.

    Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

    The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s main tourism agency. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to promote Israel as a preferred tourist destination. IMOT aims at increasing the number of tourists visiting Israel to increase the country’s economy and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT highlights Israel’s vast array of cultural, religious, culinary, and historical tourist attractions that are each a wonderful combination of tradition and modernity. IMOT offices in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.

    For more information on forthcoming events and activities in Israel, visit IMOT’s website at israel.travel. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to receive the latest information.