NEW YORK - Sept. 8 2022 /PRNewswire/- Today the Israel Ministry of Tourism has announced record-breaking figures of tourists from the United States who visited Israel in July and August. Israel welcomed 78,000 American tourists during July 2022. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvNv7Qfm7eu1nMArSzmfQQ/videos It was a 4 percent increase from 2019 and 71,000 tourists from the United States visited Israel in August 2022. Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) declared that it was exciting to see a rise in Israeli tourism coming from the United States. Already surpassing the record-breaking numbers of 2019, he added. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw "The United States remains our largest market for Israel-bound tourism. Before the COVID-19 outbreak that was in the news, we had record-breaking tourism numbers each month. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1439018 We are thrilled to see this positive shift and are expecting an ongoing upward trend for months or even years. Canada with 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,000 in August, isn't much behind the United States. "It is thrilling to see how the Canadian tourism to Israel is booming," said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. "We are not far from our record for 2019 and we expect that the increase in travel to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians are more comfortable traveling abroad."
Israel welcomed more tourists from all over the world during the year 2019 than any other country. 969 600 were Americans. Israel's official opening for all tourists was in May of 2018. Israel has been home to more than 600,400 US tourists since the time of opening. About the Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's tourism authority is responsible for preparing and implementing promotional and marketing initiatives to position Israel as a destination of choice. https://www.themarker.com/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c8-d6c9-a197-79cd96360000 IMOT seeks to increase tourism traffic to contribute to the economy of Israel, and also to increase and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT operates in Israel to help promote the stunning range of religious and cultural attractions - each a unique combination of modernity, tradition and culinary delights. https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 North American IMOT offices are situated in New York and Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto. For more information about upcoming attractions and events in Israel, please visit IMOT's website at israel.travel. https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki Follow us on Twitter, Twitter and Instagram to get the latest updates. |