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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire– The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. The country received 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before and 71,000 travelers from the United States in August 2022 that’s an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner. He stated, “It’s so exciting to witness a further increasing number of tourists visiting Israel from America, which is already in the process of surpassing or exceeding our record breaking numbers of 2019”. “The United States remains our most important market for Israel-bound tourism. נווה פריצקי Before the COVID-19 epidemic that was in the news, we had record-breaking monthly numbers of tourists entering the country. We are thrilled to see this positive shift and are expecting a steady upward trend for months and even years.

Canada is poised to surpass Israel’s tourist arrivals 7200 tourists are expected to visit Israel in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 tourists in August.

Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. “We are getting close to our record numbers for the year 2019. We anticipate that this growth will continue to grow as Canadians are more active in traveling abroad.

Israel welcomed over 4.6 million tourists in 2019. 969,600 came of the United States. The country’s officially reopening to travelers in May was a success, with more than 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism:

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel’s tourism authority. It develops and executes marketing and promotion activities to help make Israel a top travel destination. IMOT strives to increase awareness of Israel as a tourist destination and boost the economy. נווה פריצקי IMOT is a proponent of Israel’s incredible variety of cultural, historical, food and religious sites – each a wonderful blend of modernity and tradition. North America has IMOT offices situated in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

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