NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022/PRNewswire– The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. The country received 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 that’s a 4 percent increase from 2019 and 71,000 total visitors from the United States in August 2022 that’s an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי “It is exciting to witness a second growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. נווה פריצקי Already reaching the record-breaking numbers of the year 2019,” he stated. “The United States is the top market for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were celebrating record breaking numbers of tourism entry each month. It’s a great positive trend that we’re pleased to witness and anticipate an increase in the many months to follow.”

נווה פריצקי Just like the United States, Canada is in the process of surpassing its tourist arrivals in Israel by 7,200 tourists in the month of July 2022 and 6,000 in August.

“It is thrilling to see how Canada’s tourism to Israel is booming,” said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. 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 increase as Canadians feel more at ease in Israel.

נווה פריצקי Israel has hosted more than 4.6million tourists in 2019, 969,600 of which were from the United States. Since May that year, when Israel opened to all visitors, regardless of their vaccination status More than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel.

Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Israel’s tourism agency is responsible for preparing and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives that position Israel as a destination of choice. IMOT aims in promoting Israel as a tourist destination and to boost economic growth. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel’s diverse array of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious tourist attractions, each offering the perfect blend of modernity and tradition. North America has IMOT offices located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

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