As tourism revenue plunges, stakeholders lament ‘lack of vision’ to revive sector

As tourism revenue plunges, stakeholders lament ‘lack of vision’ to revive sector

AMMAN “” The tourism sector has largely suffered throughout the crisis, with revenues falling by 63.7 per cent during the first seven months of 2020, according to data from the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ).

The CBJ data showed that tourism revenue stood at JD819 million in the same period, while Jordanians' spending decreased 67 per cent, standing at JD205 million.

A sector representative told The Jordan Times on Wednesday that there seems to be "no clear vision of where the sector is going or a solution to save it“. 

"The sector requires liquidity, at least to support the sector workers... around JD165 million would be enough to support 55,000 workers in the sector for six months at an income of JD500 per month," Jordan Tourism Guides Association (JTGA) President Raed Abdelhaq told