Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating record-breaking tourism entry From the USA

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06 October 2022

NEW YORK - Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism revealed record-breaking numbers of visitors from the United States who visited Israel in July and August. 78,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. This represents a 4 percent increase over the year before, and 71,000 visitors from the United States in august 2022. This is 13% more than 2019.

Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. He stated, "It's so exciting to witness a further rise in tourism to Israel from the United States, and already reaching or surpassing our record breaking numbers of 2019". "The United States is our most important market for Israel's inbound tourism. Before the COVID-19 epidemic, we had record numbers of Israeli tourists entering Israel every month. We are extremely happy to have witnessed an improvement in the trend, and we anticipate it to continue throughout the months and years to come."

נווה פריצקי Canada which isn't too far from that of the United States of America, is poised to surpass its tourist arrivals to Israel. It reached 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022, and 6,000 visitors in tourists in August.

Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) stated that "it is exciting to observe how Canada's travel to Israel is rebounding." "We aren't far off our record for 2019 and we expect that the rise in travel to Israel will continue to grow because Canadians feel more confident traveling abroad."

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million visitors in the year 2019. 969,600 of them were of the United States. The country's official reopening to all travelers in May was a success, with more than 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is the country's tourism authority responsible for preparing and implementing marketing and promotional initiatives to position Israel as a preferred destination for travel. IMOT aims increase tourism to Israel and improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT highlights Israel's vast array of cultural, religious food, historical, and culinary attractions - each a perfect blend of modernity and tradition. The IMOT offices in North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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