Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record Breaking Tourism Entry Numbers - United States
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022/PRNewswire-- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. Israel received 78,000 visitors from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase of 4% over the year before and 71,000 visitors from the United States during August 2022. This is a 13% increase over 2019.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entries every month. We're thrilled to witness an improvement in the trend and expect a continued upswing for the months and years to follow."
Canada is not far from the United States of America, is set to beat the tourist numbers to Israel. It had 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 as well as 6,000 August.
Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. נווה פריצקי We are getting close to our record numbers for 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in travel to Israel will continue as Canadians are more comfortable at home abroad.
Israel received more visitors from all over the world in the year 2019 than any other nation. 969 600 of them were American. Israel's official reopening to all travelers was May 2018. The country has already welcomed over 600,400 US travellers since that time.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's tourist authority. It is responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotional actions to make Israel an ideal destination for travel. IMOT aims for increased tourist traffic to boost the economy of Israel and also diversify and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT highlights Israel's vast range of religious, cultural food, historical, and culinary attractions - each a perfect blend of modernity and tradition. IMOT offices in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.
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