Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers - United States

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Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers - United States

NEW YORK - Sept. 8 2022 /PRNewswire/ Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record-breaking numbers of visitors from the United States who visited Israel in the months of July and August. The country welcomed 78,000 visitors from the United States for July 2022. This is a 4 percent increase over the year before, and 71,000 visitors from the United States for August 2022. This is an increase of 13% over 2019.

נווה פריצקי Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. He stated, "It's so exciting to witness a further increase of tourism to Israel from America, already in the process of surpassing or exceeding our record breaking numbers of 2019".  נווה פריצקי "The United States is our most popular destination for tourism to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced, we had record-breaking numbers of tourism entries each month. We're thrilled to witness an improvement in the trend and we anticipate an upswing for the years and months to follow."

Canada which isn't too far from that of the United States of America, is set to beat the number of tourists visiting Israel. It reached 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6,000 in August.

"It is exciting to see how the Canadian tourism to Israel is rebounding," said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are still not far away from our record numbers in 2019, and we are hoping that this surge in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling abroad."

Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from abroad in the year 2019 and this included 969.600 being from the United States. In May 2018, Israel opened its doors to all tourists, no matter if they are vaccinated.  https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ The country already has hosted more than 600,000 visitors.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel's main tourism organization. It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to establish Israel as a preferred tourist destination. IMOT is aiming to increase tourism to help support the Israeli economy and also diversify and enhance the visitor experience. IMOT helps promote Israel's diverse array of historical, cultural and culinary attractions - each the perfect blend of modernity and tradition. IMOT offices located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.


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