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NEW YORK – Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In July and August of 2018 the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of tourists arriving from the United States. Israel welcomed 78,000 travelers from the United States in July 2022 that’s a 4 percent increase from 2019, and 71,000 total travelers from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. נווה פריצקי “It is exciting to see a new growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching the record-breaking numbers of the year 2019,” he stated. “The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos נווה פריצקי In fact, before the COVID-19 Pandemic, 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 increase in the years to come.”

Canada, not too far behind that of the United States of America, is poised to surpass the tourist numbers to Israel. It had 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,000 in visitors in August.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see tourism from Canada to Israel returning. We are still not far from our record 2019 numbers and we expect that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians find it easier to travel abroad.”

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million international tourists in 2019 and this included 969.600 of them coming from the United States. rishon.mynet.co.il/good_to_know/article/bywhg4vbo In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all visitors, regardless if they are vaccination-free. Israel already has hosted more than 600,000 visitors.

About the Israel Ministry of Tourism:

The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism agency. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to establish Israel as a preferred tourist destination. IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel to boost its economy as well as diversify the tourist experience. IMOT highlights Israel’s vast array of cultural, religious food, historic, and culinary attractions – each a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. נווה פריצקי The North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.

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