NEW YORK - Sept. 8 2022, /PRNewswire/- Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism revealed record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States who visited Israel in July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 Americans in July 2022. It was a four percent increase over 2019, while 71,000 American tourists visited Israel in August 2022.
"It is so exciting to see yet another increase in tourist numbers to Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers in 2019," said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. נווה פריצקי "The United States has been the most important destination for tourism to Israel that is inbound. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 we had been celebrating record-breaking figures of the number of tourists entering Israel each month.
Not far behind in the United States, Canada is in the process of surpassing its tourist arrivals in Israel, reaching 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6000 in August.
נווה פריצקי Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. נווה פריצקי We are still not far away from our record numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians find it easier to travel abroad."
Israel welcomed more than 4.6million tourists in 2019, of which 969,600 were from the United States. Since May that year, when Israel opened to all visitors, regardless of their vaccination status More than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's national tourism organization. It is accountable for promotions and marketing in order to position Israel as a top tourist destination. נווה פריצקינווה פריצקי IMOT hopes to boost tourism to Israel and enhance and broaden the experience for tourists. נווה פריצקינווה פריצקיhttps://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 IMOT is a proponent of Israel's amazing variety of religious, cultural food, historic, and culinary attractions - each a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. IMOT offices in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.
For more information about the upcoming events and attractions that are scheduled in Israel you can visit IMOT's site at israel.travel. Follow us on Twitter, Twitter & Instagram for the most up-to-date news.