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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. The country welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase by 4% over 2019 and 71,000 travelers from the United States during August 2022. That’s 13% increase over 2019.

Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. “The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entries every month. נווה פריצקי We’re so happy to see such a positive shift and anticipate a steady increase in the coming months and years to be.”

Just like in the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourist arrivals in Israel, reaching 7,200 visitors in July 2022 , and 6,000 in August.

Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that “it is exciting to see how Canada’s tourism to Israel is booming.” We are close to our record numbers for 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in travel to Israel will continue as Canadians feel more at home in Israel.

Israel welcomed more than 4.6million tourists in 2019 of which 969,600 came from the United States. Since May that year, when Israel is now open to all tourists, regardless of their vaccination status, more than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel’s central agency for tourism, is responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotional programs to advertise Israel as a favored travel destination. IMOT is aiming to promote Israel as a tourist destination and to boost economic growth. IMOT operates in Israel to help promote the stunning array of cultural and religious attractions – each a unique blend of tradition, modernity and delicious food. IMOT office locations located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.

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