Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating record-breaking tourism entry Numbers from the United States

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Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating record-breaking tourism entry Numbers from the United States

NEW YORK, Sept. 8th, 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. Israel welcomed 78,000 travelers from the United States in July 2022, a 4% increase from 2019 and 71,000 travelers from the United States in August 2022 that's an increase of 13% from 2019.

"It is so thrilling to once again see an rise in the number of tourists visiting Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers for the year 2019" stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States remains our most important market for Israel-bound tourism. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak there was a record-breaking number of monthly numbers of tourists entering the country. We are delighted to see this positive shift and anticipate a steady upward trend for months or even years.

Canada, which has 7,200 tourists in July 2022, and 6,000 tourists in August, isn't too far behind the United States.



Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) said that "it is thrilling to observe how Canada's travel to Israel is rebounding." "We are not too far away from our record 2019 numbers and we anticipate that the growth in the number of travelers to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians continue to feel more comfortable traveling internationally."

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists in 2019. 969,600 of them were from the United States. The country's official reopening to all travelers in May was a success, with more than 600,000.

About the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism organization. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to establish Israel as a top tourist destination. IMOT aims increase tourism to Israel and enhance and diversify the tourism experience.  נווה פריצקי IMOT highlights Israel's amazing variety of cultural, historical, culinary, and religious attractions - each a wonderful combination of tradition and modernity. North America has IMOT offices situated in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.

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