NEW YORK - Sep. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Israel Ministry of Tourism today unveiled new records for tourist arrivals to Israel from the United States in July and august. 78,000 visitors from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. נווה פריצקיhttps://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=459025&subjectId=42&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 of the United States. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki He stated, "It's so exciting to once more see an increasing number of tourists visiting Israel from America, already in the process of surpassing or exceeding our record-breaking numbers for 2019". נווה פריצקי "The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel, and before the outbreak of COVID-19, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism entry numbers every month. We're extremely pleased to witness such a positive shift and anticipate a steady increase in the coming years and months to be."
Canada is also on track, just as the United States, to surpass the amount of tourists that visit Israel. In July 2022 Canada saw 7,200 tourists and August saw the number increase to 6,000.
Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. "We aren't too far from our record numbers for 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in tourism to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians continue to feel more confident about travelling abroad."
In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million global tourists including 969,600 from the United States, and since its official reopening to all travelers regardless of vaccination status in May, the country has already seen over 600,400 US travelers.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel's national agency for tourism planning and executing marketing and promotional programs to increase awareness of Israel as a popular tourist destination. IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel and improve and broaden the experience for tourists. נווה פריצקי IMOT is working in Israel to help promote the stunning array of cultural and religious tourist attractions that are each an exceptional mix of modernity, tradition, and culinary delights. North American IMOT offices are situated in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.
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