NEW YORK - Sept. 8 2022 /PRNewswire/ Today, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record-breaking numbers of visitors from the United States who visited Israel during July and August. 78,000 visitors from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. נווה פריצקי This is a four% increase over 2019, and 71,000 visitors from the United States in august 2022. This is 13% higher than in the year 2019.
"It is so exciting to once again see an rise in the number of tourists visiting Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers for the year 2019." said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States has been the most important source of tourism for Israel inbound. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, we were celebrating record figures of the number of tourists entering Israel each month.
Canada which isn't too far behind the United States of America, is set to beat the number of tourists visiting Israel. The country had 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6,000 in visitors in August.
https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. נווה פריצקי "We aren't too far from our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are anticipating that the growth in the number of travelers to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians remain comfortable travelling abroad."
In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million international tourists 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since its official reopening for all travelers regardless of the status of their vaccination in May Israel has seen over 600,400 US visitors.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism agency. נווה פריצקי It is in charge of promotion and marketing initiatives to promote Israel as a preferred tourist destination. IMOT seeks to increase tourism traffic to contribute to Israel's economyand enhance and diversify the visiting experience. נווה פריצקי IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing array of cultural, historical and religious, as well as culinary and culinary destinations - each a blend of both modernity and tradition. North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.
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