NEW YORK - Sep. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Israel Ministry of Tourism today released new records for tourist arrivals to Israel from the United States in July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022, a 4% increase from 2019 and 71,000 travelers from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.
Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) stated that it was exciting to observe the growth in Israeli tourism coming from the United States. נווה פריצקי Already surpassing our record-breaking numbers for 2019, he said. "The United States is our most important destination for our inbound tourism to Israel. נווה פריצקי Before the COVID-19 epidemic, we had record-breaking numbers of tourists from Israel visiting Israel every month. We are so happy to have witnessed this positive change, and we anticipate it to continue for many months and years."
Just like the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourist arrivals in Israel by 7,200 tourists in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 in August.
https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 "It is so exciting to see how tourism from Canada to Israel is growing," said Gal Hana Consul and Director of Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. "We are not too far away from our record in 2019 and we expect that the increase in travel to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians feel more confident about traveling across the globe."
נווה פריצקי Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million international visitors in the year 2019, with 969.600 of them coming from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all visitors, regardless whether they're vaccinated. The country has already hosted over 600,000.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Israel's tourism agency is in charge of planning and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives to establish Israel as a top destination. IMOT strives to increase awareness of Israel as a popular tourist destination and increase the economy. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel's impressive assortment of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious tourist attractions, each offering perfect mix of tradition and modernity. North America's IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.
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