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NEW YORK – Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In July and August of 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of tourist arrivals from the United States. Israel welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before and 71,000 total visitors from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. “It is exciting to witness a second increase in tourism Israel from the United States. Already reaching the record-breaking numbers of the year 2019,” he stated. “The United States is our most important destination for our inbound tourism to Israel. Before the COVID-19 pandemic we had record numbers of Israeli tourists entering Israel each month. We are so happy to see this positive change, and we expect this trend to last for many months and years.”

Canada is also on track, just as the United States, to surpass the number of tourists who visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada had 7,200 visitors while August saw 6,600.

“It is so exciting to see how Canada’s tourism to Israel is rebounding,” said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. “We are not too far away from our record-setting numbers in 2019 We are hoping that the growth in tourism to Israel will further increase as Canadians remain confident about travelling abroad.”

Israel welcomed more that 4.6 million international visitors in 2019, with 969.600 of them coming from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all travelers, regardless whether they’re vaccinated. It has already hosted over 600,000.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel’s tourism authority. It is responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotion initiatives to help make Israel a top travel destination. IMOT aims for increased tourism to help support the Israeli economy and diversify and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s remarkable range of historical, cultural, food and religious sites which are all a delightful combination of tradition and modernity. נווה פריצקי North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

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