Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record-Breaking Tourism Entry From the United States
NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire• In July and August of 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record numbers of tourist arrivals from America. The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase of 4% over the year before and 71,000 tourists from the United States during August 2022. נווה פריצקי That's a 13% increase over 2019.
"It is thrilling to see yet another increase in tourism to Israel from the United States, already reaching the record-breaking levels for the year 2019," said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had record-breaking figures of tourist entry month after month. It's a fantastic positive shift that we are pleased to witness and anticipate an upward trajectory for many months to come."
Canada is also on track, just like the United States, to surpass the amount of tourists that visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada saw 7,200 tourists and August witnessed 6,000.
Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) stated that "it is so exciting to watch how Canada's tourist to Israel is booming." We are still not far away from our record numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this increase in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians find it easier to travel abroad."
In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million international tourists 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since its official reopening for all travelers regardless of the status of their vaccination in May of this year, the country has already seen over 600,400 US visitors.
Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel's central agency for tourism, is responsible for designing and executing marketing and promotional programs to advertise Israel as a favored travel destination. IMOT seeks to increase tourism traffic to contribute to the economy of Israel, and also to improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT works in Israel to help promote the stunning variety of religious and cultural tourist attractions that are each an exceptional blend of tradition, modernity, and culinary delights. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.
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