NEW YORK – September 8 2022Record-breaking tourist arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists during July 2022. נווה פריצקי It was a 4 percent increase over the year before and 71,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in August 2022.

Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner of the United States. He said, “It’s so exciting to once more see an increase of tourism to Israel from the United States, and already exceeding or even surpassing the record-breaking numbers we saw in 2019”. “The United States is our top destination for our inbound tourism to Israel. Before the COVID-19 pandemic we saw record-breaking number of tourists from Israel entering Israel each month. We are extremely happy to witness such a positive shift and anticipate it to continue for a long time.”

Canada is home to 7200 tourists visiting the country in July 2022 and 6,000 in August, isn’t much from the United States.

Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) said that “it is so exciting to watch how Canada’s tourist to Israel is rebounding.” “We aren’t far off our record 2019 and we are anticipating that the rise in travel to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians are more comfortable traveling internationally.”

נווה פריצקי In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since the country’s official opening to everyone regardless of their the status of their vaccination in May this year, the country has already seen over 600,400 US visitors.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Israel’s tourism agency is in charge of planning and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives that position Israel as a top destination. http://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 IMOT seeks to boost tourism to support Israel’s economy and also diversify and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s incredible variety of religious, cultural, culinary, and historical attractions – each a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. North America’s IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.

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