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Jordan’s tourism industry struggling as Gaza war deters visitors

November 9, 2024194 Views

# 'There are no revenues, it's all losses', says Petra hotelier # Flight bookings to Jordan have fallen sharply # Tourism was 12.5% of Jordan's economy last year # Hotel occupancy in Petra as low as 10% # Jordan has survived previous crises -tourism minister Enas Al Hinti has cut staff pay in half and asked workers to take unpaid leave in an effort to keep her hotel in ancient Petra open as Western holidaymakers fearful of conflict shun destinations in the Middle East. A crisis across the region's tourism industry since the start of the Israel-Hamas war 13 months ago is being felt acutely in Jordan, whose border with Israel along the Red Sea and Dead Sea is studded with beach resorts. Sites such as Petra, Wadi Rum and crusader castles have been drawing visitors fo...

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Discover the Wonders of Jordan

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July 8, 2024278 Views

Wego and Jordan Tourism Board Join Forces Wego, the number 1 travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced its strategic partnership with the Jordan Tourism Board, aimed at promoting the diverse and captivating travel offerings of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Jordan is renowned for its rich history, stunning landscapes, and warm hospitality, making it a sought-after destination for travelers seeking unique and unforgettable experiences. Through this collaboration, Wego and the Jordan Tourism Board are committed to showcasing the country's myriad attractions, from the ancient wonders of Petra and Jerash to the natural wonders of the Dead Sea and Wadi Rum. "Wego is excited to partner with the Jordan Tourism Board ...

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Fish and tanks at Jordan’s underwater military museum

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May 10, 2024504 Views

In the country's first underwater military museum, tanks, a helicopter, and an armored vehicle are just some items that divers can swim around and see resting on the seabed near the Jordanian city of Aqaba. The vehicles, imitating a battle formation, have been stationed at a coral reef in the Red Sea. Inaugurated in 2019, the museum was created with the hope that the underwater structures will enhance the environment for marine life, encouraging more diving enthusiasts. The museum also hopes to relieve the pressure on natural reefs by drawing visitors away from those sites. Fish swim next to a submerged military vehicle at the Underwater Military Museum in Aqaba, Jordan, May 7. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas The war machines were sunk in a depth range of 15 to 28 meters, stationed al...

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Jordan eyes tourism bonanza in expansion of Jesus’ baptism site

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December 14, 2022682 Views

For centuries thousands of pilgrims a year have made the journey to Bethany Beyond The Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River which Christians believe to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptised. This number could swell to one million visitors a year if a proposed phased six-year estimated $300 million project for a 'tourist city' adjacent to what is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site goes ahead. Among those who gathered at the river bank last week were Jordan's King Abdullah and Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, who joined architects, museum curators and investors to hear about the proposal from its organisers. People gather at the Qasr el-Yahud site, near Jericho, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as pictured from the Jordan Valley, Jorda...

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Archaeologists find 7,000-year-old ritual hunt site in Jordanian desert

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February 23, 2022832 Views

Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old stone age site in a remote desert in Jordan, with structures which show humans were rounding up and hunting gazelles much earlier than previously thought. The team of French and Jordanian experts also found over 250 artifacts at the site, including exquisite animal figurines which they believe were used in rituals to invoke supernatural forces for successful hunts. One of the two statues uncovered by archaeologists in the southeastern Jordanian desert is pictured during a news conference in Amman, Jordan February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Muath Freij The objects, which include two stone statues with carvings of human faces, are among some of the oldest artistic pieces ever found in the Middle East. "This is a unique site where large quan...

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Jordan sees hopes of tourism revival

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July 12, 20211475 Views

Hoping for customers, Ahmad Nassar is dusting and polishing the trinkets and souvenirs in his tourist shop in Madaba, an ancient town in central Jordan known for its early Christian mosaics. The coronavirus pandemic has been a disaster for Jordan's tourism industry and for its economy as a whole, which suffered its worst contraction in decades last year. "I felt despair, there was no income, no work, there was no support for shop owners," Nassar said. Tourists walk along the Siq in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Muath Freij Now foreign tourists are starting to trickle back, and the situation is looking more hopeful, he said. The European Union last week included Jordan among a dozen new epidemiologically safe countries as of July 1, and government e...