NEW YORK – September 8 2022, /PRNewswire/- New record breaking tourism arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. נווה פריצקי The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase of 4% over the year before and 71,000 travelers from the United States during August 2022. http://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 That’s a 13% increase over 2019.

“It is so thrilling to once again see an increase in tourism to Israel from the United States, already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking numbers of 2019” stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. “The United States is the most popular destination for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemichit, we were celebrating record-breaking figures of tourist entry every month. It’s a fantastic positive change that we are pleased to witness and anticipate an increase in the years to come.”

Canada is in the process, as the United States, to surpass its tourist arrivals into Israel. In July 2022, Canada had 7,200 visitors while August saw 6,600.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was thrilling to see Canada’s tourism to Israel growing. “We are not far off our record 2019 numbers, and we are anticipating that this increase in tourism to Israel will further increase as Canadians remain confident about traveling internationally.”

נווה פריצקי In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million international tourists including 969,600 from the United States, and since its official reopening to everyone regardless of their vaccination status in May this year Israel has received more than 600,400 US travelers.

נווה פריצקי Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel’s national tourist agency. נווה פריצקי It develops and executes promotions and marketing initiatives to create Israel a top travel destination. נווה פריצקי IMOT is aiming to increase tourist traffic to help support the Israeli economy and diversify and enhance visitors’ experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s incredible variety of religious, cultural food, historical, and culinary attractions – each a perfect blend of modernity and tradition. The North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.

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