Jordanian tourism income decreased during the first seven months of this year by 20.7%, to reach $915 million, compared to the same period last year.
According to central bank data, tourism activity continued to improve during last July, and for the fourth month in a row, in light of the improvement in the epidemiological situation and the increase in the number of vaccine recipients in the country. Tourism income in that month rose by about 268 million dollars, compared to its level during the same month last year, to reach about 292.4 million dollars.
The data showed that the increase came as a result of the increase in the number of tourists, which reached about 261,000 tourists last July. Non-resident Jordanians accounted for 43.5 percent of the total number of tourists. Followed by tourists from Arab countries except the Gulf countries by 26.4 percent, and tourists from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) by 18.6 percent.
Jordanians' spending on tourism during the month of July recorded an increase of about 125 million dollars, to 134 million dollars. Tourism spending for Jordanians outside the country increased from January to the end of last July by 29.2 percent to reach 402 million dollars, compared to a decrease of 67.1 percent on an annual basis.
Source (Al-Arab London Newspaper, Edited)
