Activity

NEW YORK – Sep. 8 2022, /PRNewswire/- The Israel Ministry of Tourism today unveiled new records for the number of tourists coming in Israel from the United States in July and august. The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase of 4% over the year before and 71,000 visitors from the United States during August 2022. נווה פריצקי This is a 13% increase over 2019.

“It is so thrilling to once again see an increase in tourism to Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers for the year 2019,” stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. “The United States is our top destination for our inbound tourism to Israel. Before the COVID-19 epidemic, we had record-breaking number of tourists from Israel entering Israel every month. We are thrilled to see this positive change and anticipate it to continue for many months and years.”

Canada which isn’t too far from the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the tourist numbers to Israel. It reached 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,000 in August.

Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We’re close to reaching our record-setting numbers for the year 2019 and we expect that this increase in travel to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians feel more at home in Israel.

Israel welcomed more that 4.6 million tourists from abroad in 2019 including 969.600 being from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all visitors, regardless whether they have been vaccination-free. Israel already has hosted more than 600,000 visitors.

Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism organization. It is accountable for promotion and marketing initiatives to promote Israel as a top tourist destination. IMOT is aiming to in promoting Israel as a tourist destination and to boost the economy. IMOT highlights Israel’s incredible variety of historical, cultural and religious, as well as culinary and culinary attractions – each a blend of traditional and modern. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

For information on the upcoming events and attractions that are scheduled in Israel, please visit IMOT’s site at israel.travel. Follow us on Twitter, Twitter & Instagram for the most up-to-date news.