Jordan attracted 4.7 million tourists...

Arab visitors made up 53.5% of the total numbers

Jordan attracted 4.7 million visitors in the first nine months of 2024.

The total number included 4.021 million overnight tourists and 680,723 one-day visitors, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

“Overnight tourists have bolstered the hospitality sector, especially during the peak season, leading to higher occupancy rates in hotels, resorts and guesthouses,” an employee of one of the Dead Sea hotels told a local news outlet. “Since the end of September things cooled down in general by nearly 20 to 25%.”

Local transportation, including taxis and car rental services, have also benefited from the increase in tourists.

According to the Tourism Ministry's bulletin, tourism revenue during the first eight months of 2024 amounted to US$4.951 billion.

Recent figures released by the ministry showed a 7% decrease in the number of tourists visiting Jordan during the first eight months of this year compared with the same period last year.

Despite the overall decline, Arab nationalities continued to lead in visitor numbers, with 2.251 million tourists, marking a 5.7% increase from the same period in 2023.

“Arab visitors made up 53.5% of the total visitors to the Kingdom,” the ministry said.

Expatriates in the first eight months of 2024 accounted for 28.9% of the total visitors, while visitors from European countries decreased by 26.7%, making up 10.9 per cent of the total visitors.

Tourists from Asian countries made up around 3% of the total visitors in the January-August period, the ministry added.

The number of visitors from American countries saw a significant drop of 49.8% reaching 115,300 visitors, a decline of some 114,500 tourists compared with the same period in 2023.

Visitors from African countries contributed to 0.7% of the total visitors to Jordan, the ministry's bulletin added.

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