NEW YORK - Sep. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism today unveiled new records for arrivals of tourists to Israel from the United States in July and august. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists in July 2022. נווה פריצקי It was a 4 percent increase from 2019, while 71,000 American tourists visited Israel in August 2022.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States has been our largest destination for tourism to Israel that is inbound. Before the COVID-19 outbreak we had been celebrating record-breaking number of Israeli tourism entries each month.
נווה פריצקי Canada with 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,000 in August is not far behind the United States.
Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was thrilling to see tourism from Canada to Israel returning. "We are not far off our record 2019 numbers and we anticipate that this increase in the number of travelers to Israel will further increase as Canadians remain confident about traveling abroad."
In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since the country's official opening to everyone regardless of their vaccination status in May Israel has received over 600,400 US travelers.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) the tourism department of Israel is in charge of planning and implementing marketing and promotional initiatives that position Israel as a destination of choice. IMOT is aiming to boost tourism traffic to contribute to the economy of Israel, and also to improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing array of cultural, historical, culinary, religious, and culinary experiences - each a blend of tradition & modernity. North America's IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.
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