AMMAN — Deputizing His Royal Highness Crown Prince
Hussein bin Abdullah, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al-Fayez,
sponsored the official celebration of the city of Madaba winning the 2022 Capital
of Arab Tourism.
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The celebration, which took place on the shoreline of the
Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, comes three weeks after the Kingdom
celebrated its second largest city of Irbid as the Capital of Arab Culture for
this year.
Al-Ghad News said the president of the Arab Tourism
Organization in the Arab League, Cabinet ministers, and members of both houses
of parliament attended.
Fayez said that in spite of the circumstances created by the
COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry _ under the directives of His Majesty King
Abdullah _ was able to revive tourism activity, driving it to prosper again and
contribute to the national economy.
He said the figures show that by yearend, income from tourism
will exceed JD2.9 billion.
He said figures in the first half of the year in terms of the
number of visitors exceeded 1.9 million. He said the ministry was awaiting
figures for the income generated from tourism, which he predicted would exceed JD1.5
billion in the first half of 2022.
“Madaba today, which embraces many archaeological sites, is
rightly one of the most important governorates on the Jordanian, Arab and
international tourism map, as it is privileged with its location and the
diversity of its climate and terrain,” he said. That, he added, made Madaba a center
for stability for many civilizations.
He emphasized that celebrating Madaba as the capital of Arab
tourism will have a clear impact on the development of the tourism sector in
the country as a whole, as it will contribute to attracting projects in various
fields, primarily to invest in the unique natural, cultural and heritage
resources in the city and the surrounding areas.
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