NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- In July and August 2018 the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of tourists arriving from America. Israel received 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. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 This is an increase of 13% from 2019.
נווה פריצקי Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) declared that it was thrilling to witness an increase in tourism to Israel coming from the United States. Already surpassing our record-breaking figures for 2019 he stated. "The United States is our top market for inbound tourism for Israel. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had record numbers of tourists from Israel visiting Israel every month. We are extremely happy to have witnessed such a positive shift, and we expect this trend to last for a long time."
Canada, not too far from the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the number of tourists visiting Israel. It had 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6,000 in August.
Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel returning. "We are near our record-setting numbers in 2019. We believe that this growth will continue to grow as Canadians visit more countries.
Israel welcomed over 4.6 million visitors in the year 2019. 969,600 came from the United States. נווה פריצקי The country's official reopening for all tourists in May has seen more than 600,000.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's national tourism authority. It is accountable for promotion and marketing initiatives to promote Israel as a top tourist destination. IMOT is aiming to increase tourist traffic to help support the Israeli economy and also diversify and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT helps promote Israel's diverse array of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious tourist attractions, each offering the perfect blend of tradition and modernity. IMOT offices located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.
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