Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record Breaking Tourism Entry Numbers - United States

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Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record Breaking Tourism Entry Numbers - United States

NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswirein July and August 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record numbers of tourists arriving from the United States. The country welcomed 78,000 travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from 2019, and 71,000 total travelers from the United States in August 2022, a 13% increase from 2019.

https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/נווה פריצקי Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner of the United States. He stated, "It's so exciting to again see an increasing number of tourists visiting Israel from the United States, and already exceeding or even surpassing our record-breaking numbers for 2019". "The United States is our most popular destination for tourism to Israel prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 was announced, we had record-breaking tourist numbers month after month; We're extremely pleased to witness such a positive shift and we anticipate an upward trajectory for many months and years to be."

https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 Canada is also on track, as the United States, to surpass the number of tourists who visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada saw 7,200 tourists and August saw 6,000.

"It is so exciting to see how Canada's tourism to Israel is booming," said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. "We are not too far away from our record 2019 and we expect that the increase in travel to Israel will continue to increase because Canadians feel more confident traveling abroad."

Israel welcomed over 4.6 million tourists in 2019. 969,600 came of the United States. The country's officially reopening to travelers in May has seen more than 600,000.

https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 About the Israel Ministry of Tourism


The Israel Ministry of Tourism is Israel's tourist authority. It develops and executes marketing and promotion initiatives to create Israel an ideal destination for travel. IMOT aims increase tourism to Israel and enhance and diversify the tourism experience. IMOT is dedicated to promoting Israel's diverse array of historical, cultural and culinary attractions - each the perfect blend of tradition and modernity. The IMOT offices North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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