Aqaba Hotels Association urges Health Ministry to lower PCR test price
By Batool Ghaith - Jul 26,2021 - Last updated at Jul 27,2021
AMMAN The head of Aqaba Hotels Association, Salah Al Bitar, disclosed that the Ministry of Tourism and the Jordan Tourism Board are making Aqaba a “green zone” to attract foreign tourists.
Bitar indicated that the health measures required to enter Aqaba are necessary to protect tourists and city residents.
“We completely support the decisions and health measures imposed, but unfortunately, people do not have enough awareness regarding them,” Bitar told The Jordan Times on Monday. He added that the measures required to enter Aqaba often make tourists think it might be easier to go somewhere else.
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Holiday season brings no cheer to hospitality sector
By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas - Dec 29,2020 - Last updated at Dec 29,2020
AMMAN As the New Year holidays approach, festivities remain at an all time low and the associated activity in the entertainment and tourism industries is very modest to say the least, according to stakeholders.
Hotels occupancy low with few guests, major tourist sites quiet and celebrations cancelled. These indicators among many others reveal the magnitude of the economic downturn across several sectors, they said.
“The occupancy rate in Petra and Wadi Musa is zero per cent, and in the Dead Sea, the average is 10 per cent,” Chairman of the Jordan Hotels Association’s Board of Directors Abdul Hakeem Al Hindi told The Jordan Times on Tuesday over the phone.