AMMAN — Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of the
Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA)
Suleiman Al-Farajat said that Jordan is among the countries least-affected by
the Russia-Ukraine crisis in terms of tourism because the sector does not
depend on the Russian market, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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Meanwhile, he noted in comments on Tuesday, that
European tourism from Southern and Eastern Europe to Jordan has increased.
“These European markets, and especially the Eastern
European market, are affected by the crisis, so any increase in the number of
European tourists is considered a positive indicator,” the chairman said.
The number of tourists currently visiting Petra has
reached the 2019 level, which indicates “total recovery”, Farajat added.
However, “increase in some numbers does not mean
full recovery of the tourism sector, which needs some time to make up for the
losses incurred during the pandemic”, he said.
“Jordan is one of the countries that has largely
taken in its share of the global tourism market after COVID-19, and one of the
countries that has recovered the most,” added Farajat.
“We are witnessing now the recovery of all sectors,
especially the tourism sector. This recovery requires preparation, in terms of
services and infrastructure at tourism sites,” he explained.
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