NEW YORK - September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -new record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. Israel received 78,000 visitors from the United States for July 2022. This is a four percent increase over 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States for August 2022. נווה פריצקי This is an increase of 13% over 2019.
נווה פריצקי Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entries every month. We're extremely pleased to witness this positive change and we anticipate an upward trajectory for years and months to follow."
https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 Canada is on track to beat Israel's tourism arrivals, with 7,200 tourists visiting Israel in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 in August.
Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director for Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism stated that it was exciting to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel growing. We're still not far from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this increase in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians are more comfortable traveling across the world."
In 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million global tourists, 969,600 of them coming from the United States, and since its official reopening to any traveler regardless of the status of their vaccination in May The country has seen over 600,400 US tourists.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's main tourism agency responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotional initiatives that position Israel as a top destination for travelers. נווה פריצקי IMOT is aiming to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel as well as enhance and diversify the tourism experience. IMOT is a proponent of Israel's incredible range of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious attractions that are each a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. North America has IMOT offices located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.
For information on upcoming attractions and events in Israel you can visit IMOT's website at israel.travel. Get the latest updates through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram.