AMMAN — The occupancy rates in
Aqaba hotels picked up on the third day of Eid Al-Adha holiday to reach 70-80
percent, for non-beachfront hotels and 90-95 percent for those located on the shore.
اضافة اعلان
President of
Aqaba Hotels Association Salah
Al-Bitar told Jordan News that the occupancy rate of hotels on the first
day of the eid did not meet expectations, hovering around 50 percent, and on
the second day, rising to an average of 70 percent.
Hotel and chalet owners in the Red Sea
resort complained early in the holiday about weak turnout, compared to
pre-Covid times, when it usually hit 95 percent.
The first day of Eid Al-Adha witnessed a
heatwave, with temperatures rising to around 42°C in Aqaba, Jordan’s preferred destination
in colder seasons.
A hotel worker described the season as
"miserable," as only 20 percent of his hotel's rooms were occupied on
Tuesday.
A source, who preferred to remain unnamed,
said the percentage of confirmed reservations in tourist villages and water
sport facilities did not exceed 15 percent on the
same day.
The situation was better in five-star
hotels, reaching 90 percent at the beginning of the holiday, according to Sharhabeel
Madi, commissioner for tourism and investment at Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority.
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