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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. 78,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. This represents a 4 percentage increase over 2019 and 71,000 visitors from the United States in august 2022. נווה פריצקי This is 13% more than the number of visitors in 2019.

“It is thrilling to once again see an increase in tourist numbers to Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers for the year 2019.” said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. “The United States has been the most important destination for tourism to Israel that is inbound. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, we were celebrating record figures of the number of tourists entering Israel every month.

Canada is on track to surpass Israel’s tourist arrivals 7200 tourists are expected to visit Israel in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 in August.

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 growing.” “We are not far off our record 2019 numbers We are hoping that this growth in travel to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians remain at ease traveling abroad.”

Israel welcomed more that 4.6 million international tourists in the year 2019 and this included 969.600 being from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all travelers, 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 responsible for planning and implementing marketing and promotion initiatives that position Israel as a top travel destination. IMOT seeks to boost tourism to support Israel’s economy and diversify and enhance visitors’ experience. IMOT works in Israel to promote the amazing range of religious and cultural tourist attractions that are each an exceptional mix of modernity, tradition and delicious food. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

For details on forthcoming events and activities in Israel, visit IMOT’s website at israel.travel. Get the latest updates through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram.