Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating record-breaking Tourism Entry Numbers from the United States NEW YORK - September 8 2022Record-breaking tourist arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 The country welcomed 78,000 visitors from the United States for July 2022. This is a four percent increase over 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States for August 2022. This is an increase of 13% from 2019.


Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. נווה פריצקי "It is thrilling to once again witness an rise in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking number of the year 2019," he stated. "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 each month. This is a positive shift that we are pleased to witness and anticipate an upward trajectory for many months to come."

Canada, which has 7,200 tourists in July 2022, and 6,000 tourists in August, isn't too far from the United States.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director for Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was exciting to see Canada's tourism to Israel growing. We're still not far away from our record 2019 numbers and we expect that this growth in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians find it easier to travel abroad."

Israel welcomed more that 4.6 million tourists from abroad in the year 2019, with 969.600 coming from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all travelers, regardless if they are vaccination-free. Israel has already hosted over 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's national tourism authority. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=459025&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True It is accountable for promotion and marketing initiatives to promote Israel as a top tourist destination. IMOT hopes to boost tourism to Israel as well as enhance and diversify the tourism experience. נווה פריצקי IMOT is working in Israel to help promote the stunning range of religious and cultural attractions - each a unique blend of tradition, modernity, and culinary delights. The IMOT offices North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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