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NEW YORK – September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -Record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists in July 2022. It was a 4 percent increase from 2019, while 71,000 American tourists visited Israel in August 2022.

Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner. He stated, “It’s so exciting to once more see an rise in tourism to Israel from America, already in the process of surpassing or exceeding our record-breaking numbers for 2019”. “The United States is the most popular destination for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entry every month. This is a positive trend that we’re happy to see and we anticipate an upward trajectory for many months to follow.”

Canada is home to 7,200 tourists in July 2022, and 6,000 in August is not far from the United States.

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.” “We are not too far away from our record in 2019 and we are anticipating that the increase in travel to Israel will continue to increase because Canadians feel more confident about traveling internationally.”

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

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s main tourism organization. נווה פריצקי It is responsible for promotion and marketing initiatives to promote Israel as a popular tourist destination. IMOT aims to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel to help the economy of Israel, and also to improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s incredible variety of religious, cultural food, historic, and culinary places of interest – each offering a unique blend of modernity and tradition. North America has IMOT offices located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

For information about upcoming events and attractions in Israel, visit IMOT’s website at israel.travel. Get the latest updates through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram