The number of workers in tourist restaurants in Jordan reached 23,891 men and women by the end of last September, the majority of whom are Jordanians. The total number of licensed tourist restaurants stood at 1,388.
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According to data from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the number of Jordanian workers in these restaurants was 16,098, compared with 7,793 non-Jordanians—representing 32.2% of the total workforce of 23,891.
In terms of geographic distribution, Amman recorded the highest number of workers, with 19,905 employees, while the Azraq region had the lowest, with only six workers.
The data also show that the total number of tourist restaurants reached 1,388, the majority of which are concentrated in Amman, with 1,032 establishments. Azraq, meanwhile, has only two tourist restaurants.
The Cabinet recently approved a set of regulations related to the tourism sector aimed at supporting and empowering the industry.
This included endorsing an amended regulation for the Jordanian Tourist Restaurants Association for the year 2025, intended to align the structure of the Association’s Board of Directors and tourism restaurant classification procedures with the amendments introduced to the Tourism Law under Amended Law No. 9 of 2024. The regulation also sets membership and annual subscription fees based on restaurant classifications.
The regulation further aims to enable the Association to carry out its role in enhancing and developing the profession.
