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NEW YORK – Sept. 8 2022, /PRNewswire/ Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism revealed record-breaking numbers of travelers from the United States who visited Israel during July and August. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists during July 2022. It was a 4 percent increase from 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States were in Israel during August 2022.

Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. “The United States remains our largest market for Israel-bound tourism. נווה פריצקי Prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, we were celebrating record-breaking monthly numbers of tourists entering the country. We are thrilled to see this positive shift and are expecting an upward trend that will continue for months and even years.

Canada, which has 7200 tourists visiting the country in July 2022 and 6,000 in August, isn’t far from the United States.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was exciting to see tourism from Canada to Israel growing. We are getting close to our record-setting numbers for the year 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in travel to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians are more comfortable at ease abroad.

In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world, 969,600 of them coming from the United States, and since the country’s official opening to any traveler regardless of vaccination status in May this year Israel has received over 600,400 US travelers.

Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism authority. It is accountable for promotion and marketing initiatives to establish Israel as a preferred tourist destination. IMOT aims promote Israel as a tourist destination and to boost economic growth. IMOT is working in Israel to help promote the stunning array of cultural and religious attractions – each a unique mix of modernity, tradition, and culinary delights. The North American IMOT offices are in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.

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