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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. The country welcomed 78,000 Americans during July 2022. It was a 4 percent increase from 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in August 2022.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. “The United States is our top market for Israel’s inbound tourism. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had record-breaking numbers of Israeli tourists entering Israel every month. We are so happy to have witnessed an improvement in the trend and expect it to continue for many months and years.”
In line with the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourism numbers in Israel by 7,200 tourists in July 2022 and 6,600 in August.
Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see tourism from Canada to Israel rebounding. We are getting close to our record numbers for 2019 and we expect that this increase in travel to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more at home abroad.
Israel welcomed over 4.6 million visitors in the year 2019. 969,600 were from the United States. The country’s official reopening for all tourists in May was a success, with more than 600,000.
Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel’s national tourist agency. It plans and implements promotions and marketing actions to create Israel a top travel destination. IMOT aims for increased tourist traffic to boost the economy of Israel and diversify and enhance visitors’ experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing variety of historical, cultural, culinary, religious, and culinary destinations which are all a mix of both modernity and tradition. נווה פריצקי The IMOT offices in North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
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