The tourism sector in Jordan is moving in the right direction towards recovery after it managed this year to get out of the repercussions of the epidemic, which hampered it during the past two years and achieved an increase in the number of tourists and tourism income that exceeded expectations.
The sector witnessed great development, which was evident in its recently recorded numbers, as it almost reached the levels of 2019, which experts consider the “golden year” for tourism.
The increase in tourism revenues sparked optimism among the sector, and it seems that it will give the government a chance to breathe before completing its plans to consolidate its cash reserves in foreign currency.
Tourism income rose 125.4 percent on an annual basis during the first ten months of this year with the improvement of inbound tourism to the country.
According to Central Bank data, between January and October, Jordan harvested about 4.8 billion dinars ($6.77 billion), compared to about $1.35 billion on an annual basis. The increase came because of the increase in the number of incoming tourists by more than 4.1 million tourist visitors during this period.
Source (Al-Arab Newspaper of London, Edited)
