Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers United States

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NEW YORK - Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States who visited Israel during 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, a 13% increase from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. "It is thrilling to witness a second growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking number of 2019," he stated. "The United States is our most important market for Israel's inbound tourism. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw record-breaking numbers of tourists from Israel visiting Israel every month. We are thrilled to have witnessed such a positive shift and anticipate it to continue for a long time."

Just like in the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourist arrivals in Israel with 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6,000 in August.

Gal Hana, Consul for Canada and Director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism declared that "it's amazing to see how Canada’s tourism is rebounding." We're not too far from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this growth in Israel travel will continue to grow as Canadians find it easier to travel across the world."

In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million global tourists, 969,600 of them coming from the United States, and since its official reopening to all travelers regardless of vaccination status in May Israel has seen over 600,400 US tourists.



About the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's national tourism agency. It is in charge of promotions and marketing to promote Israel as a preferred tourist destination. IMOT is aiming to in promoting Israel as a tourist destination and to boost the economy. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing range of historical, cultural, culinary, religious, and culinary attractions which are all a mix of tradition & modernity. North America's IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. נווה פריצקי Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.

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