NEW YORK - September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -new record-breaking tourist arrivals to the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. Israel welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States in July 2022, a 4% increase from the year before and 71,000 total visitors from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from 2019. Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13067733 https://www.inn.co.il/news/577845 It is exciting to once again witness an growth in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and exceeding our record-breaking number of 2019, he stated. The United States remains our biggest market for tourism to Israel. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True Before the COVID-19 outbreak there was a record-breaking number of tourist entry numbers every month. We are thrilled to see this shift and expect an ongoing upward trend for months or even years. In line with in the United States, Canada is also on track to surpass its tourism numbers in Israel with 7,200 visitors in the month of July 2022 and 6,600 in August. It is thrilling to see how tourism from Canada to Israel is rebounding, said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are not far off our record numbers for 2019, and we are anticipating that this increase in tourism to Israel will continue to increase as Canadians continue to feel more at ease travelling abroad. Israel welcomed more tourists from all over the world during 2019 than any other country. 969 600 of these were Americans. https://saloona.co.il/blog/%D7%90%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%A7%D7%99/ Israel's official reopening for all tourists was in May of 2018. Israel has welcomed more than 600,400 US travelers since then. Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is the country's tourism agency responsible for planning and executing marketing and promotional initiatives to promote Israel as a top travel destination. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=458935&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True IMOT seeks to boost tourism to Israel to increase the country's economy as well as diversify the tourist experience. IMOT operates in Israel to promote the amazing variety of religious and cultural places of interest - each offering a distinct blend of tradition, modernity, and culinary delights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARj0i5sZlw The IMOT offices for North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. For more information about forthcoming events, go to IMOT's website at israel.travel. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get the most recent news.
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