NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. 78,000 visitors from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True This is a four percentage increase over 2019, 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 increasing number of tourists visiting Israel from America, already exceeding or even surpassing our record breaking numbers of 2019". "The United States is the most popular destination for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking figures of tourist entry every month. נווה פריצקי It's a fantastic positive shift that we are happy to see and we expect an upward trend for months to follow."
Just like in the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourist arrivals in Israel, reaching 7,200 visitors in July 2022 , and 6,600 in August.
נווה פריצקי Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that "it is thrilling to see how Canada's tourism to Israel is growing." https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ We're not too far from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling abroad."
https://www.themarker.com/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c8-d6c9-a197-79cd96360000 In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world including 969,600 from the United States, and since its official reopening for all travelers regardless of vaccination status in May Israel has received over 600,400 US tourists.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's national tourism organization. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to establish Israel as a popular tourist destination. IMOT aims at increasing the number of tourists visiting Israel to help boost the economy as well as diversify the tourist experience. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel's impressive assortment of cultural, historical and culinary tourist attractions, each offering perfect mix of modernity and tradition. North America's IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.
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