Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers United States

NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswirein July and August 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of visitors from the United States. The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States in July 2022 that's a 4 percent increase from the year before and 71,000 total visitors from the United States in August 2022 that's an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. "It is exciting to once again witness an rise in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking number of 2019," he stated. "The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemichit, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourists entering the country every month. It's a fantastic positive trend that we're happy to see and we anticipate an upward trajectory for many months to be."

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 July 2022 as well as 6,000 August.

Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director of Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see Canada's tourism to Israel rebounding. We're not too away from our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this surge in Israel travel will continue to grow as Canadians are more comfortable traveling abroad."

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from abroad in 2019 including 969.600 being from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all visitors, regardless whether they're vaccinated. Israel already has hosted more than 600,000 visitors.

נווה פריצקי Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) the tourism department of Israel is responsible for preparing and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a destination of choice. IMOT seeks to boost tourism traffic in order to boost the economy of Israel and also diversify and improve the visitor experience. IMOT is a proponent of Israel's vast range of historical, cultural and culinary, religious and culinary attractions - each a blend of traditional and modern. The IMOT offices North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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