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NEW YORK – September 8 2022, /PRNewswire/Record-breaking tourist arrivals to the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. The country welcomed 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from 2019 and 71,000 total visitors from the United States in August 2022 that’s an increase of 13% from 2019.

Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. “It is exciting to witness a second growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking number in 2019,” he stated. “The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism entry numbers month after month; We’re so happy to see an improvement in the trend and we anticipate an upward trajectory for many months and years to follow.”

Canada with 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,000 in August, isn’t much from the United States.

Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) declared that “it is exciting to see how Canada’s tourism to Israel is booming.” “We are not far from our record 2019 and we are anticipating that the rise in travel to Israel will continue to grow because Canadians are more comfortable traveling across the globe.”

In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world, 969,600 of them coming from the United States, and since its official reopening for all travelers regardless of the status of their vaccination in May this year, the country has already received more than 600,400 US visitors.

About the Israel Ministry of Tourism:

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Israel’s tourism agency is responsible for preparing and implementing marketing and promotional initiatives to position Israel as a preferred destination. נווה פריצקי IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel and improve and broaden the experience for tourists. IMOT operates in Israel to promote the impressive array of cultural and religious tourist attractions that are each an exceptional combination of modernity, tradition and culinary delights. The IMOT offices for North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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