Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers - United States
NEW YORK - Sep. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism today released new records for tourist arrivals to Israel from the United States in July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 travelers from the United States in July 2022 that's a 4 percent increase from the year before, and 71,000 total travelers from the United States in August 2022 that's an increase of 13% from 2019.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States is our number one market for Israel's inbound tourism. Before the COVID-19 epidemic, we saw record-breaking numbers of tourists from Israel visiting Israel every month. We are extremely happy to see an improvement in the trend and expect this trend to last throughout the months and years to come."
In line with the United States, Canada is in the process of surpassing the number of tourists visiting Israel, reaching 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6000 in August.
Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was thrilling to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel rebounding. We are still not far away from our record 2019 numbers and we expect that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling internationally."
In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world, 969,600 of them coming from the United States, and since the country's official opening to everyone regardless of their the status of their vaccination in May this year, the country has already seen more than 600,400 US visitors.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel's national agency for tourism creating and conducting promotional and marketing programs to increase awareness of Israel as a popular travel destination. https://nevefrietzki.co.il/ IMOT is aiming to increase tourism traffic in order to boost the economy of Israel and also diversify and improve the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing range of historical, cultural and religious, as well as culinary and culinary experiences - each a blend of both modernity and tradition. North America's IMOT office locations are New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.
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