NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 visitors from the United States for July 2022. This represents a 4 percent increase over 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States for August 2022. This represents an increase of 13% over 2019.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States remains our most important market for Israel-bound tourism. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, we were celebrating record-breaking monthly numbers of tourists entering the country. We are delighted to see this positive shift and anticipate a steady upward trend for months, and possibly years.
Canada is home to 7200 tourists visiting the country in July 2022 and 6,000 in August isn't much behind the United States.
Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that "it is thrilling to watch how Canada's tourist to Israel is booming." "We aren't far off our record 2019, and we anticipate that the rise in travel to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians feel more confident traveling internationally."
Israel received more than 4.6 million international visitors in 2019 including 969.600 coming from the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all travelers, regardless whether they're vaccination-free. Israel has already hosted more than 600,000.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is the country's tourism organization responsible for planning and implementing marketing and promotional initiatives to position Israel as a preferred destination for travel. IMOT seeks to increase tourist numbers to boost Israel's economy, and to increase and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing array of cultural, historical, culinary, religious, and culinary attractions - each a blend of traditional and modern. נווה פריצקי North America has IMOT offices located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.
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