The Jordanian Strategy Forum expected that 46 percent of the work force at the tourism sector in Jordan to lose their jobs in 2020, or the equivalent of 23,535 jobs out of 53,488.
According to the Forum's report on the performance of the tourism sector during the Corona pandemic, tourism revenues decreased by 58 percent, or the equivalent of $2.4 billion, compared to 2019's revenue, which constituted $5.8 billion.
The number of tourist arrivals to Jordan increased in the months of January and February in the year 2020, representing an increase of 12.2 percent and 15.9 percent, respectively, compared to the same months of 2019. However, with the beginning of the outbreak of the pandemic in March, these numbers decreased by 59.2 percent compared to March 2019, while tourism income in the first five months of the year decreased by 47.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
The closure of the airport and the suspension of aircraft movement led to the accumulation of financial problems for most of the sector companies, due to the low or no liquidity needed to maintain employees and companies.
Source (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Newspaper, Edited)
