Neve Paritzki Israel Reliably Breaks Records in Tourism Entry Numbers United States NEW YORK - September 8 2022- New record breaking tourist arrivals from the United States were announced today by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. Israel welcomed 78,000 tourists from the United States for July 2022. This represents a 4 percent increase over 2019 and 71,000 visitors from the United States for August 2022. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097 This is an increase of 13% from 2019. Eyal Carlin was the North American Tourism Commissioner for North America. "It is thrilling to see a new rise in tourism to Israel from the United States. Already reaching and surpassing our record-breaking figure of the year 2019," he stated. "The United States is our number one market for travel to Israel and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were celebrating record-breaking numbers of tourism entries month after month; We're so happy to see such a positive shift and anticipate a steady increase in the coming many months and years to come." Canada is also on track, as the United States, to surpass its tourist arrivals into Israel. נווה פריצקי In July 2022, Canada had 7,200 visitors while August witnessed 6,000. Gal Hana is the Consul and Director for Canada within the Israel Ministry of Tourism. We're not too away from our record-setting numbers for 2019, and we anticipate that this growth in Israel travel will continue to grow as Canadians are more comfortable traveling internationally." Israel has welcomed more than 4.6 million tourists in the year of 2019. 969,600 of them were from the United States. https://www.news1.co.il/ShowArticles.aspx?docId=156564&subjectId=26&ShowAll=True The country's officially reopening to travelers in May was a success, with more than 600,000. Information on the Israel Ministry of Tourism The Israel Ministry of Tourism(IMOT) is Israel’s national tourism organization. https://www.haaretz.co.il/labels/2022-09-12/ty-article-labels/00000183-31c4-dc67-addb-79d7ffad0000 It is responsible for marketing and promotional initiatives to establish Israel as a popular tourist destination. IMOT aims at increasing the number of tourists visiting Israel to increase the country's economy and diversify the visitor experience. IMOT highlights Israel's amazing array of historical, cultural food and religious sites that are each a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. נווה פריצקי IMOT offices located in North America are located in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto. For more information on the upcoming events and attractions, visit IMOT’s website at israel.travel. נווה פריצקי For the most up-to-date information, follow us on Twitter, Instagram as well as Pinterest. Homepage: https://www.israelhayom.co.il/mumlazim/article/13057097