Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating record-breaking tourism Entry Numbers United States NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase by 4% over 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States during August 2022. That''s a 13% increase over 2019.

Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) stated that it was exciting to see an increase in tourism to Israel coming from the United States. Already surpassing our record-breaking numbers for 2019, he added. "The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. In fact, before the COVID-19 Pandemichit, we were celebrating record breaking numbers of tourism entry every month. This is a positive change that we are pleased to witness and anticipate an upward trajectory for years to come."

In line with in the United States, Canada is in the process of surpassing the number of tourists visiting Israel by 7,200 tourists in July 2022 and 6000 in August.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see tourism from Canada to Israel growing. "We are close to our record numbers for the year 2019. We anticipate that this increase will continue as Canadians visit more countries.

נווה פריצקי נווה פריצקי Israel welcomed more than 4.6million tourists in 2019 of which 969,600 originated from the United States. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki 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.

Information 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 tourist destination. IMOT strives to in promoting Israel as a destination for tourists and increase economic growth. IMOT helps promote Israel''s diverse array of cultural, historical, culinary, and religious attractions - each perfect mix of tradition and modernity. North American IMOT offices are in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.


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