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Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record-Breaking Tourism Entry Numbers from USA
NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire• In July and August of 2018 the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of visitors from America. The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States during July 2022 which is an increase of 4% over 2019 and 71,000 travelers from the United States during August 2022. נווה פריצקי That's a 13% increase over 2019.

Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner of the United States. He stated, "It's so exciting to witness a further increasing number of tourists visiting Israel from America, already exceeding or even surpassing our record-breaking numbers for 2019". "The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel and prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entries every month. We're so happy to see such a positive shift and anticipate a steady increase in the coming many months and years to follow."

Canada is home to 7200 tourists visiting the country in July 2022 and 6,000 tourists in August, isn't too much behind the United States.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel growing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw We are getting close to our record-setting numbers for the year 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in travel to Israel will continue as Canadians feel more at home abroad.

In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million global tourists 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since its official reopening for all travelers regardless of vaccination status in May this year, the country has already received more than 600,400 US visitors.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's tourist authority. It develops and executes promotions and marketing activities to create Israel a top travel destination. IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel to boost its economy as well as diversify the tourist experience. IMOT is working in Israel to promote the impressive variety of religious and cultural tourist attractions that are each an exceptional combination of modernity, tradition and delicious food. The North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.

For more information on upcoming events, visit IMOT’s site at israel.travel. For the most up-to-date updates, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.


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