NEW YORK – September 8 2022, /PRNewswire/Record-breaking tourist arrivals to the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. נווה פריצקי Israel welcomed 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before and 71,000 total visitors from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.
נווה פריצקי "It is so thrilling to once again see an rise in the number of tourists visiting Israel from the United States, already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking numbers of 2019." stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States is our number one market for Israel's inbound tourism. Before the COVID-19 pandemic we had record-breaking numbers of Israeli tourists entering Israel every month. We are thrilled to have witnessed an improvement in the trend, and we expect this trend to last throughout the months and years to come."
Canada is on track to beat Israel's tourism arrivals by attracting 7,200 tourists to Israel in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 tourists in August.
נווה פריצקי Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was thrilling to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel returning. We are getting close to our record numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this growth in travel to Israel will continue as Canadians are more comfortable at home abroad.
Israel has hosted more than 4.6million tourists in 2019, 969,600 of which came from the United States. נווה פריצקי Since May, when the country is now open to all tourists, regardless of their vaccination status, more than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel.
נווה פריצקי Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's tourist authority. It plans and implements promotions and marketing activities to create Israel a top travel destination. IMOT aims at increasing the number of tourists visiting Israel to boost its economic growth and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel's incredible range of religious, cultural, culinary, and historical places of interest – each offering a unique blend of modernity and tradition. North America has IMOT offices situated in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.
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