Neve Paritzki Israel celebrates record-breaking tourist entry Numbers from the United States
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today new record-breaking tourist arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists in July 2022. This was a 4 percent increase over the year before, while 71,000 American tourists were in Israel during August 2022.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel, and before the COVID-19 epidemic that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking tourist numbers every month. We're extremely pleased to witness this positive change and we anticipate an increase in the coming many months and years to be."
Canada, which has 7200 tourists visiting the country in July 2022, and 6,000 in August, isn't far behind the United States.
נווה פריצקי Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) said that "it is so exciting to observe how Canada's travel to Israel is rebounding." https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ We are getting close to our record numbers for 2019, and we are anticipating that this growth in travel to Israel will continue as Canadians feel more at ease when they travel abroad.
In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since its official reopening to all travelers regardless of the status of their vaccination in May, the country has already witnessed over 600,400 US visitors.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel's national agency for tourism planning and managing promotional and marketing initiatives to advertise Israel as a favored travel destination. IMOT is aiming to increase awareness of Israel as a popular tourist destination and increase the economy. IMOT promotes Israel's incredible variety of religious, cultural food, historical, and culinary tourist attractions that are each a wonderful blend of modernity and tradition. North America's IMOT offices are located in New York, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Chicago, Chicago, Toronto, and Chicago.
נווה פריצקינווה פריצקי Visit IMOT's websiteat israel.travel.com for details about the upcoming events. For the most up-to-date information we can be found on Twitter and Facebook.