AMMAN —
Owners of shops located on a street popular with tourists in
Madaba said they
would start an open strike on Tuesday, protesting against the practices of some
tour guides and owners of travel agencies, according to Jo24.
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The merchants said
that some tour guides smear their image, and prevent tourists from buying
souvenirs from them, telling tourists to save their money, claiming that guides
deal with the
bazaars located near Mount Nebo for commissions of up to 20
percent for each guide and 10 percent for the travel agency they work with,
while they cannot sell anything due to these practices.
They also said
that there are videos of tour guides preventing tourists from carrying cash so
that they cannot buy anything, telling them to save their money.
The merchants
complained that they did not benefit at all from the fact that Madaba became
the Arab Tourism Capital for 2022, stressing that of the 1,800 tourists who
visited the city on Monday, none purchased anything from the shops in the city
center because of the tour guides’ behavior.
The merchants appealed to
the Ministry of Tourism and the governor of Madaba to interfere and prevent
these practices.
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