NEW YORK - September 8 2022new record-breaking tourist arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. 78,000 visitors from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. This is a four percent increase over the year before and 71,000 tourists from the United States in august 2022. This is 13% more than the number of visitors in 2019.
Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. "It is thrilling to see a new rise in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking figure of 2019," he stated. "The United States is the most popular destination for Israel inbound tourism. נווה פריצקי In fact, before the COVID-19 Pandemichit, we were celebrating record-breaking figures of tourist entry every month. This is a positive trend that we're pleased to witness and anticipate an upward trajectory for many months to follow."
Canada with 7,200 visitors in July 2022, and 6,000 in August is not much from the United States.
"It is so exciting to see how tourism from Canada to Israel is rebounding," said Gal Hana Consul and Director of Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are close to our record numbers for 2019 and we expect that this growth in travel to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more at home in Israel.
Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists in the year of 2019. 969,600 of them were of the United States. The country's officially reopening to travelers in May has seen more than 600,000.
Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) the tourism department of Israel is in charge of planning and executing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a destination of choice. IMOT seeks to boost tourism to Israel to help boost the economy and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel's diverse array of cultural, historical and culinary attractions - each perfect mix of tradition and modernity. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.
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