Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record Breaking Tourism Entry Numbers 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. Israel received 78,000 visitors from the United States during July 2022, an increase of 4% over the year before and 71,000 travelers from the United States during August 2022. This is a 13% increase over the year before.
נווה פריצקי https://www.themarker.com/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c8-d6c9-a197-79cd96360000 Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner. He said, "It's so exciting to once more see an increase of tourism to Israel from America, which is already exceeding or even surpassing the record-breaking numbers we saw in 2019". נווה פריצקי "The United States is the top market for Israel inbound tourism. In fact, before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourists entering the country month after month. This is a positive shift that we are happy to see and we expect an upward trend for years to follow."
Canada with 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,000 in August isn't too far from the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow Gal Hana, Consul for Canada and Director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that "it's thrilling to observe the way that tourism in Canada is booming." נווה פריצקי We are still not away from our record-setting numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling abroad."
Israel has hosted more than 4.6million visitors in the year 2019 of which 969,600 originated from the United States. Since May when the country was reopened to all travelers, regardless of their vaccination status More than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's main tourism agency responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotional initiatives to position Israel as a top destination for travelers. IMOT aims to increase tourist numbers to boost the economy of Israel, and also to enhance and diversify the visiting experience. IMOT operates in Israel to promote the impressive range of religious and cultural places of interest - each offering a distinct combination of modernity, tradition and delicious food. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.
For more information on forthcoming events and activities you can visit the IMOT website at israel.travel. Find the most up-to-date information through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram.