Neve Paritzki Israel celebrates record-breaking tourist entry The Numbers Come From the United States
NEW YORK - Sept. 8th, 2022 /PRNewswire• In July and August of 2018 the Israel Ministry of Tourism announced record numbers of visitors from America. The country welcomed 78,000 total travelers from the United States in July 2022 which is an increase of 4% from the year before, and 71,000 total travelers from the United States in August 2022 which is an increase of 13% from 2019.
"It is so exciting to once again see an 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 the most popular destination for Israel inbound tourism. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were celebrating record breaking figures of tourist entry each month. It's a great positive shift that we are very happy about and anticipate an increase in the years to come."
In line with the United States, Canada is also on track to exceed its tourist arrivals in Israel, reaching 7,200 visitors in July 2022 and 6,600 in August.
נווה פריצקי "It is so exciting to see how Canada's tourism to Israel is booming," said Gal Hana, Consul and Director for Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We are still not away from our record-setting numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this growth in Israel travel will continue to increase as Canadians feel more comfortable travelling abroad."
Israel received more visitors from all over the world during the year 2019 than any other nation. 969 600 of these were American. Israel's official reopening for travellers from May 2018. Israel has been home to over 600,400 US tourists since the time of opening.
Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism
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