Jordan receives 3.79 m visitors in 2021

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AMMAN — Jordan received 3.79 million tourists in 2021 compared to 1.93 visitors in 2020, recording a 96.3 percent increase according to data released by the Department of Statistics, cited by Al-Mamlaka TV.اضافة اعلان

The data stated that the Jordan received an average of about 11 visitors per day during 2021.

Arrivals by air made up 57.7 percent of the total number of visitors to the Kingdom, amounting to 2.2 million, mostly through the Queen Alia International Airport.

Visitors who arrived by land amounted to approximately 1.4 million, 36.7 percent of the total, while approximately 212,000 visitors arrived by sea, constituting the lowest percentage.

Visitors from Arab countries made up the largest number of visitors at 3.6 million, followed by visitors from European countries at 187,900, then Asian countries ranking third with 164,200.

Departures in 2021 reached nearly 3.8 million, an increase of 81 percent compared to 2020.


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