Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating recordbreaking tourism Entry Numbers United States

NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022/PRNewswirein July and August 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record numbers of visitors from America. 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% more than the number of visitors in 2019.

Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) said it was exciting to observe an increase in tourism to Israel coming from the United States. Already surpassing our record-breaking numbers for 2019 he stated. "The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel, and before the outbreak of COVID-19 was announced, we had record-breaking tourism entry numbers each month. נווה פריצקי We're extremely pleased to witness an improvement in the trend and anticipate a steady upward trajectory for months and years to come."

Not far behind the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourist arrivals in Israel with 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6000 in August.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel growing. "We are close to our record 2019 numbers. We anticipate that this trend will continue to grow as Canadians travel more abroad.

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from abroad in 2019, with 969.600 of them coming from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all visitors, regardless whether they have been immunized. The country has already hosted more than 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's tourism authority is responsible for preparing and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a destination of choice. IMOT aims for increased tourism to support Israel's economy and diversify and enhance visitors' experience. IMOT works to promote Israel's vast array of historical, cultural and culinary attractions - each the perfect blend of modernity and tradition. IMOT office locations in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.



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