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NEW YORK – Sep. 8 2022, /PRNewswire/- The Israel Ministry of Tourism today announced new records for arrivals of tourists in Israel from the United States in July and August. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists in July 2022. It was a 4 percent increase from 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in August 2022.

Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) declared that it was exciting to see an increase in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already surpassing the record-breaking numbers of 2019, he added. “The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. In fact, before the COVID-19 Pandemic, we had record-breaking numbers of tourism entry month after month. It’s a fantastic positive shift that we are pleased to witness and anticipate an increase in the years to follow.”

Canada is also on track, just as the United States, to surpass the number of tourists who visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada saw 7,200 tourists and August was a record the number increase to 6,000.

“It is thrilling to see how the Canadian tourism to Israel is booming,” said Gal Hana Consul and Director of Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. “We are getting close to our record-setting numbers in 2019. We anticipate that this growth will continue to grow as Canadians travel more abroad.

Israel received more than 4.6 million visitors in the year 2019. 969,600 came from the United States. The country’s officially reopening to travelers in May has seen more than 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism:

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel’s tourist authority. It plans and implements marketing and promotion actions to make Israel an ideal destination for travel. IMOT seeks to boost the number of tourists visiting Israel to boost its economic growth and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT is a proponent of Israel’s incredible array of historical, cultural food and religious sites which are all a delightful combination of modernity and tradition. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

For more information about upcoming events, visit IMOT’s website at israel.travel. נווה פריצקי To get the latest news, join us on Twitter, Instagram, as well as Pinterest.