AMMAN — The occupancy rate of Aqaba hotels
has fallen to less than 50 percent capacity as a result of weather fluctuations
and high number of Omicron infections, according to Al-Ghad News.
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Aqaba hotels have not reached over 50 percent
occupancy rate for the last three months except for Christmas time, when it
rose to more than 85 percent.
Workers in the hotel sector said that the weather
affected the arrival of tourists and visitors to Aqaba, although weather
conditions were warmer than the rest of the governorates.
President of Aqaba Hotels Association Salah Al-Bitar
said that the classification of Jordan among the list of red countries has
weakened tourist activity to Aqaba. He also indicated that the rate of
reservations in the past years was high compared to 2021 and 2020, stressing
that the situation indicates to a significant decline in the occupancy rate of
hotels, especially those with a five-star rating, but including other
categories.
Hotel owners and managers said that despite
government measures and closures related to the epidemiological situation in
2021, the rate of reservations remained better than reservations in 2022.
Workers in the tourism sector said that reservations from
European countries have been canceled, as their airports are witnessing
closures due to the high rates and fear of rising COVID-19 infections.
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