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NEW YORK, Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today record-breaking tourism arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. The country received 78,000 travelers from the United States during July 2022 which was an increase by 4% over 2019 and 71,000 visitors from the United States during August 2022. That's 13% growth over 2019. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. "It is exciting to once again witness an growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching the record-breaking numbers of the year 2019," he stated. https://www.themarker.com/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c8-d6c9-a197-79cd96360000 "The United States remains our most important market for Israel-bound tourism. https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak there was a record-breaking number of tourism numbers each month. We are thrilled to see this positive shift and are expecting a steady upward trend for months and even years. Canada is also on track, like the United States, to surpass the amount of tourists that visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada saw 7,200 tourists and August saw the number increase to 6,000. Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada in the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are still not far away from our record 2019 numbers and we expect that this increase in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians find it easier to travel internationally." Israel received more tourists from around the world in the year 2019 than any other nation. 969 600 were American. Israel's official reopening to all travelers was May 2018. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ The country has already welcomed over 600,400 US tourists since the time of opening.
Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism: The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's tourist authority. It plans and implements marketing and promotional activities to create Israel a top travel destination. IMOT aims for increased tourism traffic in order to support Israel's economy and diversify and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s remarkable array of historical, cultural culinary, and religious attractions - each a wonderful combination of tradition and modernity. The IMOT offices North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. For more information about upcoming events and attractions go to the website of IMOT at israel.travel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw For the most up-to-date updates, follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 |
