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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022/PRNewswire/ — The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking numbers of tourists from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists during July 2022. It was a four percent increase over the year before, while 71,000 American tourists visited Israel in August 2022.

“It is so exciting to see yet another increase in tourism to Israel from the United States, already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking numbers in 2019.” said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. “The United States is the leading market for Israel inbound tourism. In fact, before the COVID-19 Pandemichit, we had record-breaking numbers of tourists entering the country each month. It’s a great positive trend that we’re happy to see and we anticipate an upward trajectory for months to come.”

Canada is set to surpass Israel’s arrivals in tourist numbers, with 7,200 tourists visiting Israel in July 2022 and 6,600 in August.

Gal Hana, Consul for Canada and Director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that “it’s so exciting to witness how tourism in Canada is recovering.” “We aren’t too far from our record-setting numbers in 2019 We are hoping that this increase in travel to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians continue to feel more at ease traveling abroad.”

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

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel’s national agency for tourism planning and conducting promotional and marketing programs to increase awareness of Israel as a popular travel destination. IMOT hopes to boost tourism to Israel and improve and broaden the experience for tourists. נווה פריצקי IMOT is a proponent of Israel’s vast variety of historical, cultural and culinary, religious and culinary destinations – each a blend of tradition & modernity. IMOT office locations located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.

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