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NEW YORK - September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New record breaking tourism arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. The country welcomed 78,000 tourists 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 is the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. He said, "It's so exciting to once more see an rise in tourism to Israel from the United States, and already reaching or surpassing the record-breaking numbers we saw in 2019". "The United States is our number one market for Israel's inbound tourism. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw record-breaking numbers of Israeli tourists entering Israel each month. https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 We are so happy to have witnessed such a positive shift and anticipate it to continue for a long time."
Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are getting close to our record-setting numbers for the year 2019 and we expect that this surge in tourism to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more at ease in Israel. Israel received more than 4.6 million tourists in the year of 2019. 969,600 came of the United States. The country's official reopening to all travelers in May saw more than 600,000. Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism: The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's tourism authority is responsible for preparing and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives to establish Israel as a preferred destination. IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel and enhance and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel's diverse array of cultural, historical and culinary attractions - each the perfect blend of modernity and tradition. North America's IMOT office locations are New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago. For details on the upcoming events and attractions that are scheduled in Israel go to IMOT's site at israel.travel. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to receive the latest news. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki |
