Jordan’s hotel occupancy rates drop due to heatwave, back to school season — JHA

Jordan’s hotel occupancy rates drop due to heatwave, back to school season — JHA

AMMAN — Hotel occupancy rates in the Kingdom have decreased due to high temperatures and approaching school season.

The reservation rate at five-star hotels from August 17-19 in Aqaba reached 87 per cent,  61 per cent in the Dead Sea, 62 per cent in Amman and 40 per cent in Petra, Vice-President of the Jordan Hotels Association (JHA) Hussein Halalat said in a recent press statement.

Occupancy rates in Aqaba’s four-star hotels reached 70 per cent, the Dead Sea area 49 per cent, Amman 70 per cent and 37 per cent in Petra, Halalat said.