The Jordanian Minister of Tourism, Nayef Al-Fayez, indicated that "the tourism sector has begun to recover rapidly, meaning that the recovery is faster than we expect. These are positive indications that the sector will return, God willing, with an opportunity sooner than we had hoped for it to happen or return.”
The number of tourists reached more than 1.9 million as of June 2022, while the government is targeting a total of 3.5 million tourists by the end of the year.
Al-Fayez explained that "the target number is 2.9 billion dinars, according to the strategy and plans we have set, while the number of visitors is between 3.4 and 3.5 million, and it is estimated that we will exceed this number in terms of the number of visitors, also in terms of tourism income at the end of this year, due to the positive indicators we saw in the months of May and June."
The Jordanian Minister of Tourism explained that "the current data indicate an increase in total revenues, and the number of visitors may exceed the expected numbers." He pointed out that "there is also a broader promotional program that will be during the World Cup in Qatar to take advantage of the large numbers of people coming from all over the world. Also to show Jordan as a tourist destination, not necessarily only during the World Cup period, but also after the World Cup, because those who come to the region will learn about the region today.”
Source (Al-Arab Newspaper of London, Edited)
