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 in the months of July and August. נווה פריצקי Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists in July 2022. It was a 4 percent increase over 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States were in Israel during August 2022.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States remains our most important market for Israel-bound tourism. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism numbers each month. We are thrilled to see this shift and are expecting a steady upward trend for months and even years.
Canada is not far behind the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the number of tourists visiting Israel. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 It had 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022, and 6,000 visitors in tourists in August.
Gal Hana, Consul for Canada and Director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that "it's thrilling to observe how Canada’s tourism is rebounding." We're still not far away from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling across the world."
Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million international tourists in the year 2019 including 969.600 coming from the United States. נווה פריצקי In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all travelers, regardless whether they have been immunized. It has already hosted more than 600,000.
Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's main tourism authority. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives in order to position Israel as a popular tourist destination. IMOT aims increase tourism to Israel as well as enhance and broaden the experience for tourists. IMOT helps promote Israel's impressive assortment of cultural, historical and culinary attractions - each the perfect blend of modernity and tradition. IMOT offices in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.
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