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 visitors from the United States who visited Israel during July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 Americans in July 2022. It was a four percent increase over the year before, while 71,000 American tourists visited Israel in August 2022.

"It is thrilling to once again see an increase in tourist numbers to Israel from the United States, already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking numbers in 2019," said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw "The United States has been the most important market for Israel's tourism inbound. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, we had been celebrating record-breaking figures of the number of tourists entering Israel each month.

Not far behind in the United States, Canada is in the process of surpassing its tourism numbers in Israel, reaching 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,600 in August.

"It is exciting to see how tourism from Canada to Israel is rebounding," said Gal Hana Director and Consul for Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We're not too away from our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this increase in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians find it easier to travel internationally."

https://www.inn.co.il/news/577845 Israel received more visitors from around the world in 2019 than any other country. 969 600 were Americans. Israel's official opening for all tourists was in May of 2018. The country has already been home to more than 600,400 US travelers since then.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's national tourist agency. It plans and implements marketing and promotional activities to make Israel an ideal destination for travel. IMOT seeks to boost tourist traffic to boost the economy of Israel as well as to diversify and improve the visitor experience. IMOT is a proponent of Israel's vast array of cultural, historical, culinary, religious, and culinary experiences - each a blend of tradition & modernity. https://www.jdn.co.il/consumer/1825535/ North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

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