Data showed the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan to 9 thousand diagonal visited the Kingdom during the first five months of 2014, compared with 4 thousand and 626 during the same period last year, according to data recorded Qatari market grew by 96.5% is the highest among the number of Gulf tourists, Arabs and foreigners through the same period, referred to as the number of tourists from Qatar to Jordan recorded a growth during the first third of this year increased by 114%.
The data showed that the same number of visitors coming to Jordan during the last five months of 2014 has increased by 2.1% compared with the same period in 2013, due to the high number of overnight tourists at a rate of 6.5%, where numbered a total of 1,660,682 compared to 1,559,450 during the same period in 2013.
The total tourism income of the Kingdom during the first five months of 2014, about 1.8 billion dollars from 1.6 billion dollars during the same period in 2013, an increase of 14%.
The data that the total number of tourists to Jordan reached during the first five months of 2014, 2,000,207 thousand tourists.
The data indicated that the number of overnight tourists from the Gulf countries during the first five months of 2014 amounted to 265.898 thousand visitors, and Arab countries, 463.9 thousand and 251.2 thousand from Europe, 125 469 tourists from the Asia-Pacific region.
The number of overnight tourists from African countries 8.778, and 79.835 of American States.
The director of the Jordan Tourism Board, Dr Abdul Razak Arabiyat stressed that his country aimed at a large number of Qatari and GCC tourists this summer expected rise in the number of Gulf tourists and Arabs to his country during the summer at a rate ranging between 10-15% from last year.
The Jordanian tourism sector for 13% of GDP and is a major source of hard currency upon which Jordan along with remittances in the balance of payments support.
The data showed that the same number of visitors coming to Jordan during the last five months of 2014 has increased by 2.1% compared with the same period in 2013, due to the high number of overnight tourists at a rate of 6.5%, where numbered a total of 1,660,682 compared to 1,559,450 during the same period in 2013.
The total tourism income of the Kingdom during the first five months of 2014, about 1.8 billion dollars from 1.6 billion dollars during the same period in 2013, an increase of 14%.
The data that the total number of tourists to Jordan reached during the first five months of 2014, 2,000,207 thousand tourists.
The data indicated that the number of overnight tourists from the Gulf countries during the first five months of 2014 amounted to 265.898 thousand visitors, and Arab countries, 463.9 thousand and 251.2 thousand from Europe, 125 469 tourists from the Asia-Pacific region.
The number of overnight tourists from African countries 8.778, and 79.835 of American States.
The director of the Jordan Tourism Board, Dr Abdul Razak Arabiyat stressed that his country aimed at a large number of Qatari and GCC tourists this summer expected rise in the number of Gulf tourists and Arabs to his country during the summer at a rate ranging between 10-15% from last year.
The Jordanian tourism sector for 13% of GDP and is a major source of hard currency upon which Jordan along with remittances in the balance of payments support.