AMMAN —
Jordan’s tourism revenue stood at $1.2 billion in the first quarter of the
year, an increase of $870 million, or 252 percent, compared with the
corresponding period in 2021, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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It attributed the
increased revenue to a rise in the number of tourists, which grew by 791,000 to
1.5 million during that period.
In April alone,
tourism revenue jumped 256 percent, or $230 million, to reach $320 million,
compared with the same month of 2021.
According to
Central Bank of Jordan data released Monday, the growth in monthly revenue was
mainly driven by an increase in the number of tourists by about 207,000.
The
figures indicated that tourism revenue from non-resident Jordanians constituted
33.3 percent to the overall income, followed by Arab countries, except Gulf
Arab states, with 24.6 percent. Gulf nations contributed 21 percent to the
total, while 11.3 percent were for European states.
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