AMMAN — According to data
released by the Central Bank of Jordan on Wednesday, tourism income in June
2022, increased by JD224.6 million, or 174.6 percent, compared to the same
month of last year, to reach JD353.3 million.
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A statement from the bank said that the number of tourists
arriving in the Kingdom in June rose by 270,200, compared to the same month
last year, to reach 428,300.
Tourism income during the first half of this year grew by JD1.1
billion, or 242.7 percent, over the first half of 2021, to reach JD1.5 billion.
The number of tourists arriving in the
Kingdom rose from 1.4 million to 1.9 million.
Data also showed that Jordanians spent JD40.1 million more, or
61.8 percent, on travel during June 2022, compared to the same month last year;
the amount reached JD105.0 million.
Director-General of the Jordan Tourism Board Abdelrazzaq Arabiyat
told
Jordan News that these figures indicate that the tourism sector is
recovering, adding that low-cost carriers contributed greatly to the increase
in the number of tourists.
The board markets Jordan by promoting tourism in world markets.
Arabiyat stressed that “there are expectations that tourism will
rebound and register positive indicators during the coming period”.
Raed Abdelhaq, former president of the Jordan
Tour Guides Association, told
Jordan News that the numbers presented are
“inaccurate” and meant to “delude people that there is a good and distinguished
tourist movement”, asking why the comparison is done with the month of June
last year, “when it was the period of the pandemic and the start of recovery”.
Economic analyst Jawad Al-Anani told
Jordan News that the
rise in June was due to the start of the summer, which usually witnesses a rise
in local and foreign tourism due to holidays.
“This
report indicates that we have recovered from the pandemic and that these rises
are a reassuring indicator, because the tourism boom is directly reflected on
all economic sectors,” Anani said.
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