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NEW YORK - Sept. 8 2022 /PRNewswire/- Today, the Israel Ministry of Tourism revealed record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States who visited Israel during July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 Americans during July 2022. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ This was a 4 percent increase from 2019 seven thousand tourists from America visited Israel in August 2022. "It is thrilling to see yet another increase in tourism to Israel from the United States, already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking numbers in 2019" stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking figures of tourist entry month after month. This is a positive shift that we are pleased to witness and anticipate an upward trajectory for years to come." Canada is set to beat Israel's tourism arrivals 7200 tourists are expected to visit Israel in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 in August. "It is exciting to see how tourism from Canada to Israel is booming," said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. "We are near our record-setting numbers in 2019. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/524295/ We believe that this trend will continue to grow as Canadians travel more abroad. Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million visitors in the year 2019. 969,600 came of the United States. The country's officially reopening to travelers in May saw more than 600,000. Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) the tourism department of Israel, is responsible for planning and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a destination of choice. IMOT is aiming to boost tourist numbers to boost the economy of Israel, and also to improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing array of cultural, historical and culinary, religious and culinary attractions - each a blend of tradition & modernity. https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 IMOT offices located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.
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