Neve Paritzki Israel is celebrating record-breaking tourism Entry Numbers - United States
NEW YORK - Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, the Israel Ministry of Tourism has announced record-breaking figures of travelers from the United States who visited Israel in July and August. Israel welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States for July 2022. This is a four% rise over 2019, and 71,000 visitors from the United States for August 2022. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ This is an increase of 13% over the year before.
https://www.themarker.com/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c8-d6c9-a197-79cd96360000נווה פריצקי "It is thrilling to once again see an increase in tourism to Israel from the United States, already reaching the record-breaking levels of 2019," stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. "The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel and prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism entry numbers every month. We're extremely pleased to witness an improvement in the trend and we anticipate an upward trajectory for many months and years to follow."
נווה פריצקי Canada, which has 7200 tourists visiting the country in July 2022 and 6,000 in August isn't too much behind the United States.
Gal Hana, Consul for Canada and Director of the Israel Ministry of Tourism declared that "it's amazing to see how Canada’s tourism is rebounding." We're not too away from our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this surge in Israel travel will continue to grow as Canadians find it easier to travel abroad."
נווה פריצקיhttps://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 Israel welcomed more tourists from all over the world during 2019 than any other country. 969 600 of them were Americans. Israel's official opening for all travelers was May 2018. https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 The country has already welcomed more than 600,400 US travelers since then.
Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) the tourism department of Israel is in charge of planning and executing promotional and marketing initiatives that position Israel as a top destination. IMOT is aiming to increase tourist traffic to help support the Israeli economy and also diversify and enhance visitors' experience. IMOT works to promote Israel's diverse array of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious places of interest - each offering perfect mix of tradition and modernity. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto.
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