NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022/PRNewswire• In July and August of 2018 the Israel Ministry of Tourism reported record numbers of visitors from the United States. The country received 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before and 71,000 travelers from the United States in August 2022, a 13% increase from 2019. It is thrilling to witness a new rise in the number of tourists visiting Israel from the United States, already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking numbers for the year 2019 stated Eyal Carlin, Tourism Commissioner for North America. The United States is our most popular destination for tourism to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking tourism entry numbers each month. We're so happy to see an improvement in the trend and we anticipate an increase in the coming years and months to be. Canada is on track to surpass Israel's tourist arrivals by attracting 7,200 tourists to Israel in July 2022 and 6,600 tourists in August. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are close to our record-setting numbers for the year 2019, and we anticipate that this increase in travel to Israel will continue as Canadians are more comfortable at home when they travel abroad. In the year 2019, Israel welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists from around the world 969,600 of whom came from the United States, and since its official reopening to all travelers regardless of the status of their vaccination in May of this year The country has received more than 600,400 US visitors. נווה פריצקי About the Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel's tourism authority, is responsible for planning and implementing marketing and promotional initiatives that position Israel as a top destination. IMOT aims promote Israel as a popular tourist destination and boost the economy. IMOT highlights Israel's vast variety of religious, cultural food, historical, and culinary tourist attractions that are each a wonderful combination of tradition and modernity. North America has IMOT offices which are located in New York (New York), Los Angeles (Atlanta), Chicago, Chicago, and Toronto. For more information on forthcoming events and activities in Israel go to IMOT's site at israel.travel. For the latest news we can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
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