NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswirein July and August of 2018 the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of visitors from America. The country welcomed 78,000 visitors from the United States for July 2022. This is a four% rise over 2019, and 71,000 tourists from the United States for August 2022. This is an increase of 13% over 2019.
Eyal Carlin is the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. He stated, "It's so exciting to witness a further increasing number of tourists visiting Israel from America, already reaching or surpassing our record breaking numbers of 2019". "The United States has been our largest market for Israel's tourism inbound. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=459025&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak we had been celebrating record-breaking numbers of Israel's tourism entry each month.
Canada, not too far from the United States of America, is on track for surpassing the number of tourists visiting Israel. https://ashdodnet.com/%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9-%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8-%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%A7%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%96%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94-%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%95-%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A2-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9D-1-%D7%91%D7%92%D7%95%D7%92%D7%9C-516889 The country had 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022, and 6,000 visitors in tourists in August.
Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) stated that "it is so exciting to observe how Canada's travel to Israel is booming." "We are not too far away from our record-setting numbers in 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in travel to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians remain confident about travelling abroad."
נווה פריצקי Israel welcomed over 4.6 million tourists in the year of 2019. 969,600 were of the United States. The country's official reopening to all travelers in May has seen more than 600,000.
About the Israel Ministry of Tourism
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's main tourism organization responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotional initiatives to position Israel as a preferred destination for travelers. IMOT seeks to boost the number of tourists visiting Israel to boost its economy and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT works to promote Israel's impressive assortment of cultural, historical, culinary, and religious tourist attractions, each offering perfect mix of modernity and tradition. IMOT office locations located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.
For more information about upcoming events, visit IMOT’s website at israel.travel. נווה פריצקי Get the latest updates through our social media channels on Twitter or Instagram.