Eyal Carlin & Kobby Barda: Tourism in Israel

Eyal Carlin is Israel’s Tourism Commissioner to North America. Heading marketing and business development initiatives for tourism promotion to the State of Israel, he oversees five government tourism office across North America. Eyal worked in Israel’s renowned Pharmaceutical and High-Tech industries before joining the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) in 2010. Prior to his appointment as Tourism Commissioner to North America, Eyal served as the Director of IMOT’s Southern United States Region, Director of the Americas Department in IMOT’s headquarters in Jerusalem, and Senior Head of the Overseas Division, also in Jerusalem. Eyal holds a BA in Economics and Philosophy (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University, and an MA in Talmudic Studies and Hebrew Philology from Hebrew University.