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NEW YORK – Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire• In July and August of 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record numbers of tourist arrivals from America. The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States in July 2022, a 4% increase from the year before and 71,000 travelers from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from the year before.

Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. “The United States remains our biggest market for tourism to Israel. Before the COVID-19 epidemic that was in the news, we had record-breaking tourist entry numbers every month. We are thrilled to see this shift and anticipate a steady upward trend for months, and possibly years.

Canada is also on track, as the United States, to surpass its tourist arrivals into Israel. In July 2022, Canada had 7,200 visitors while August witnessed 6,600.

Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that “it is exciting to observe how Canada’s travel to Israel is booming.” נווה פריצקי We’re not too far away from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this growth in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling internationally.”

Israel welcomed more that 4.6 million international visitors in the year 2019 including 969.600 of them coming from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all tourists, no matter if they are immunized. It has already hosted more than 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel’s tourism authority is in charge of planning and executing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a preferred destination. IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel as well as enhance and diversify the tourism experience. IMOT is working in Israel to promote the impressive array of cultural and religious places of interest – each offering a distinct mix of modernity, tradition and culinary delights. North America has IMOT offices situated in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

For more information on upcoming events, visit IMOT’s site at israel.travel. Find the most up-to-date information through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram.