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NEW YORK, Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. 78,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. This is a four% increase over 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States in august 2022. This is 13% more than the number of visitors in 2019.

“It is so thrilling to see yet another increase in tourist numbers to Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers of 2019,” said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. “The United States is our top market for Israel’s inbound tourism. נווה פריצקי Before the COVID-19 pandemic we had record-breaking number of tourists from Israel entering Israel each month. We are thrilled to witness such a positive shift, and we anticipate it to continue throughout the months and years to come.”

Canada, not too far behind that of the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the tourist numbers to Israel. It reached 7,200 tourists in July 2022, and 6,000 visitors in August.

Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that “it is thrilling to see how Canada’s tourism to Israel is rebounding.” “We are getting close to our record-setting numbers in 2019. We expect that this trend will continue as Canadians visit more countries.

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million visitors in the year 2019. 969,600 came from the United States. The country’s official reopening to all travelers in May saw more than 600,000.

Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism authority responsible for preparing and implementing marketing and promotion initiatives to position Israel as a popular travel destination. IMOT aims for increased tourist traffic to boost the economy of Israel and diversify and enhance visitors’ experience. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel’s diverse array of historical, cultural and culinary places of interest – each offering perfect mix of tradition and modernity. North American IMOT offices are situated in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto.

For more information on the upcoming events, check out IMOT’s site at israel.travel. Get the latest updates through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram.