NEW YORK - September 8 2022, /PRNewswire/new record-breaking tourist arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. The country welcomed 78,000 Americans during July 2022. נווה פריצקי It was a four percent increase over the year before and 71,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in August 2022.
Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) said it was thrilling to witness a rise in Israeli tourism from the United States. Already surpassing our record-breaking figures for 2019, he said. "The United States is our top market for inbound tourism for Israel. Before the COVID-19 pandemic we had record-breaking numbers of tourists from Israel visiting Israel each month. We are thrilled to have witnessed an improvement in the trend and anticipate it to continue for a long time."
Canada, not too far behind the United States of America, is poised to surpass the tourist numbers to Israel. The country had 7,200 visitors in July 2022, and 6,000 visitors in visitors in August.
Gal Hana, Consul for Canada and Director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism declared that "it's so exciting to witness the way that tourism in Canada is booming." "We are not too far away from our record for 2019 and we are anticipating that the rise in travel to Israel will continue to increase because Canadians feel more confident about traveling across the globe."
Israel received more tourists from around the world in the year 2019 than any other country. 969 600 of these were Americans. Israel's official reopening to all travelers was May 2018. Israel has received more than 600,400 US travelers since then.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's main tourism agency. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to promote Israel as a popular tourist destination. IMOT aims at increasing the number of tourists visiting Israel to increase the country's economy and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel's incredible array of cultural, religious, culinary, and historical places of interest - each offering a unique blend of modernity and tradition. נווה פריצקי North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.
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