Tourists visiting Jordan: 10.5% higher in 2018

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Published: 2018-09-17 23:07

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 03:00


Tourists visiting Jordan: 10.5% higher in 2018
Tourists visiting Jordan: 10.5% higher in 2018

The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) stated that the income from the Tourism sector in the Kingdom has increased by 15.4% by the end of August month of this year on Monday, September 17, 2018

Compared to the same period of 2017, the total income has jumped from to $3.120 billion to $3.6 billion, CBJ added.

This came in alignment with the increase in the total number of tourists which has witnessed a 10.5% positive difference in comparison between the years 2017 and 2018. The tourism revenue has also been affected as the Kingdom has seen a 23.3% raise in 2018.