633 million dinars tourism income for Jordan during the first quarter

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780,000 visitors visited Jordan during the first quarter of this year, compared to 196 thousand visitors for the same period last year, an increase of 298%, which led to an increase in tourism income to 633 million dinars during the first quarter, according to the media spokesman in the Ministry of Tourism, Ahmed Al-Rifai.

In a statement to Al-Mamlaka channel, Al-Rifai added that 381,000 people visited Jordan during the month of March.

Al-Rifai indicated that the tourist sites are ready to receive tourists from all countries, noting that the ministry is ready to deal with the expected tourism activity during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Nayef Al-Fayez, said in a previous statement that the tourism sector has begun a gradual recovery and will be recovering soon.

He added in a press releases, "Since last March, the demand for tourism began, and the numbers are within the expected and the sector's resilience helped us in this return."