NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-- The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced today new record-breaking tourist arrivals from the United States visiting Israel in the months of July and August. Israel 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 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.
Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner. https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 He stated, "It's so exciting to once more see an rise in tourism to Israel from America, already exceeding or even surpassing the record-breaking numbers we saw in 2019". "The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism entry numbers every month. https://www.jdn.co.il/consumer/1825535/ We're extremely pleased to witness this positive change and expect a continued upward trajectory for months and years to be." Canada is not far behind that of the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the number of tourists visiting Israel. It reached 7,200 tourists in July 2022 as well as 6,000 August. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=458935&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) said that "it is exciting to watch how Canada's tourist to Israel is booming." "We are not far off our record numbers for 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in tourism to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians remain confident about travelling abroad." Israel hosted more than 4.6million visitors in the year 2019, 969,600 of which were from the United States. Since May when the country was opened to all visitors regardless of vaccination status More than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel. Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Israel's tourism agency, is responsible for designing and managing promotional and marketing initiatives to increase awareness of Israel as a favored travel destination. IMOT hopes to boost tourism to Israel as well as enhance and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT promotes Israel’s remarkable range of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious attractions - each a wonderful combination of modernity and tradition. The North American IMOT offices are located in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto. For more information about forthcoming events, go to IMOT's website at israel.travel. Get the latest updates by following us on Twitter or Instagram. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw |