Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates RecordBreak Tourism Entry Numbers From the United States
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 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 tourists from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before and 71,000 travelers from the United States in August 2022, a 13% increase from 2019.
"It is thrilling to witness a new increase in tourist numbers to Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers for the year 2019," said Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States is the top market for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were celebrating record breaking numbers of tourism entry each month. This is a positive shift that we are very happy about and anticipate an increase in the many months to be."
Canada is poised to surpass Israel's tourist arrivals, with 7,200 tourists visiting Israel in July 2022, and 6,600 tourists in August.
Gal Hana, Consul to Canada and Director for Canada for Canada at the Israel Ministry of Tourism said that it was thrilling to see the Canadian tourism industry to Israel growing. "We are not far from our record 2019, and we anticipate that the growth in travels to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians feel more confident about traveling internationally."
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 the country's official opening to all travelers regardless of the status of their vaccination in May this year, the country has already witnessed over 600,400 US visitors.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's national tourism authority responsible for preparing and implementing marketing and promotional initiatives to promote Israel as a preferred travel destination. נווה פריצקי IMOT is aiming to increase awareness of Israel as a tourist destination and increase economic growth. IMOT promotes Israel’s amazing range 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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