Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers - United States NEW YORK - Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism has announced record-breaking figures of tourists from the United States who visited Israel in the months of July and August. נווה פריצקי The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase of 4% over the year before and 71,000 tourists from the United States during August 2022. This is a 13% increase over the year before.

נווה פריצקי Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) said it was exciting to observe the growth in Israeli tourism coming from the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw Already surpassing the record-breaking numbers of 2019 he stated. "The United States remains our biggest market for tourism to Israel. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism numbers each month. We are thrilled to see this shift and expect a steady upward trend for months, and possibly years.

Canada which isn''t too far from that of the United States of America, is poised to surpass the number of tourists visiting Israel. It had 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 as well as 6,000 visitors in August.


Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that "it is thrilling to observe how Canada''s travel to Israel is growing." We are still not away from our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this growth in Israel travel will continue to grow as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling internationally."

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million international visitors in 2019 including 969.600 of them coming from the United States. נווה פריצקי In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all tourists, no matter whether they have been immunized. Israel already has hosted more than 600,000 visitors.

About the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Israel''s tourism agency is responsible for preparing and executing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a preferred destination. IMOT is aiming to increase awareness of Israel as a destination for tourists and to boost the economy. IMOT promotes Israel’s remarkable variety of cultural, historical, food and religious sites - each a wonderful combination of tradition and modernity. The IMOT offices in North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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