Neve Paritzki Israel celebrates recordbreaking entry into tourism From the United States

NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire• In July and August 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record numbers of tourists arriving from the United States. Israel welcomed 78,000 tourists 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 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. "It is thrilling to once again witness an growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking figure of 2019," he stated. "The United States is our most popular destination for tourism to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 epidemic that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism entry numbers month after month; We're extremely pleased to witness such a positive shift and we anticipate an upward trajectory for years and months to follow."

Canada, which has 7,200 tourists in July 2022, and 6,000 tourists in August, is not much behind the United States.

"It is exciting to see how the Canadian tourism to Israel is growing," said Gal Hana Consul and Director of Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. "We are not far off our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in the number of travelers to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians remain at ease traveling abroad."

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from abroad in 2019 and this included 969.600 being from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all visitors, regardless whether they have been vaccination-free. The country has already hosted over 600,000.

Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's tourism authority. נווה פריצקי It develops and executes marketing and promotional activities to create Israel the top destination for tourists. IMOT seeks to increase tourism traffic to contribute to Israel's economyand improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT highlights Israel's incredible variety of historical, cultural and culinary, religious and culinary destinations that blend tradition & modernity. North America's IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.



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