AMMAN —
The Kingdom’s revenues from
tourism increased during the first quarter of this
year, by about $639 million, or 251.4 percent, to reach $893 million compared
to the same period last year, thanks to the increase in the number of tourists
which reached 780,000, Al-Ghad New reported.
اضافة اعلان
Jordan’s tourism income rose over the past year by
90 percent, compared to the previous year, reaching about $2.7 billion.
The latest data
issued by the
Central Bank of Jordan on Monday, indicated that Jordan’s
revenues from tourism income increased during the month of March by $325
million, or 346.3 percent from its level during the same month last year, to
reach $418.9 million, due to the increase in the number of tourists. During the
same month Jordan received 381,000 tourists.
Tourism income from
non-resident Jordanians accounted for 34.3 percent of the total tourism income,
followed by income from Arab countries (except for the Gulf countries) with a
rate of 24.2 percent of the total tourism income. Tourism income from the
Gulf countries contributed 23.4 percent to total income. Ranking fourth was European
nationality tourists, with a contribution rate of 9.3 percent, while the US
accounted for 3 percent of the Kingdom’s total tourism income.
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