NEW YORK – Sept. 8th, 2022/PRNewswirein July and August of 2018, the Israel Ministry of Tourism recorded record numbers of tourists arriving from America. http://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=459025&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True The country welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States during July 2022 which is an increase of 4% over 2019 and 71,000 visitors from the United States during August 2022. That’s 13% increase over the year before.

Eyal Carlin (North American Tourism Commissioner) said it was thrilling to witness a rise in Israeli tourism from the United States. Already surpassing the record-breaking numbers of 2019, he added. “The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel prior to the COVID-19 epidemic was announced, we had record-breaking numbers of tourism entries month after month; We’re extremely pleased to witness such a positive shift and we anticipate an upward trajectory for months and years to follow.”

http://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True Canada is in the process, like the United States, to surpass the number of tourists who visit Israel. In July 2022, Canada received 7,200 visitors and August was a record 6,000.

http://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=458935&subjectId=42&ShowAll=True Gal Hana (Consul and Director for Canada, Israel Ministry of Tourism) said that “it is so exciting to watch how Canada’s tourist to Israel is rebounding.” We’re close to reaching our record numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this increase in travel to Israel will continue to grow as Canadians feel more at home abroad.

Israel received more tourists from all over the world during the year 2019 than any other country. 969 600 were American. Israel’s official reopening to all travelers was May 2018. The country has been home to over 600,400 US tourists since the time of opening.

Information about the Israel Ministry of Tourism

The Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is Israel’s tourism authority is responsible for preparing and executing promotional and marketing initiatives to establish Israel as a preferred destination. נווה פריצקי IMOT hopes to boost tourism to Israel and improve and diversify the tourism experience. IMOT highlights Israel’s incredible variety of historical, cultural, culinary, religious, and culinary attractions that blend tradition & modernity. The IMOT offices in North America are in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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