Neve Paritzki Israel Celebrates Record-Breaking Tourism Entry The numbers from the United States
NEW YORK - September 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -new record-breaking tourist arrivals to the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. 78,000 visitors from the United States visited Israel in July 2022. This is a four% increase over 2019 and 71,000 visitors from the United States in august 2022. This is 13% more than the number of visitors in 2019.
Eyal Carlin from North America was the Tourism Commissioner. "The United States is our top market for inbound tourism to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that was sweeping the world, we were celebrating record-breaking tourist numbers month after month; We're thrilled to witness this positive change and we anticipate an upward trajectory for years and months to follow."
https://www.facebook.com/neveparitzki Canada is also on track, as the United States, to surpass the number of tourists who visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada received 7,200 visitors and August saw the number increase to 6,000.
Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) said that "it is exciting to observe how Canada's travel to Israel is booming." We are getting close to our record numbers for 2019 and we expect that this surge in tourism to Israel will continue as Canadians are more comfortable at home when they travel abroad.
https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ Israel welcomed more than 4.6million tourists in 2019 of which 969,600 came from the United States. Since May, when the country reopened to all travelers regardless of vaccination status More than 600,000.400 US visitors have visited Israel.
https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=459025&subjectId=42&ShowAll=Truehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6lwMSJfGow Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism:
The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Israel's tourism agency, is responsible for planning and executing promotional and marketing initiatives to establish Israel as a top destination. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/mumlazim/523585/ IMOT seeks to increase the number of tourists visiting Israel to help Israel's economyand improve and diversify the tourist experience. IMOT works to promote Israel's diverse array of historical, cultural, culinary, and religious places of interest - each offering the perfect blend of tradition and modernity. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13067733 The IMOT offices in North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
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