The Minister of Tourism inspects camps trails and archaeological sites in Wadi Rum

Al-Anbat- Sara Al-Azzeh

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Makram Al-Qaisi briefed during a field visit to Wadi Rum on Friday about the situation of tourist and archaeological sites, tourist camps and tourist trails in the region.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry today, the Minister visited during the tour, Sheikh Zayed Square for camel racing, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Ministry, Dr. Imad Hijazin, and the Director-General of the Department of Public Antiquities, Dr. Fadi Balawi, and the commissioner of the city and the region in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Abdullah Al-Najadat, and the director of the tourist police department, Colonel Firas Rashid, and the advisor, Hisham Al-Abadi.

Al-Qaisi called for the need to develop the field and ensure its readiness at all times to be a tourism product that reflects the civilized image of the Kingdom in general and the region in particular.

He stressed the importance of cooperation and joint coordination between the competent authorities from the public and private sectors, to advance the tourism situation in the region and attract more tourists to visit it.

During his visit to tourist camps in the (Disah) and Wadi Rum regions, he pointed out the importance of working on developing services provided to tourists in a way that suits Jordan, indicating the need to involve the local community in tourism projects so that the benefit spreads to all residents of the region.

The Minister of Tourism stated that the Ministry is striving, in cooperation with the Aqaba Region Authority and other concerned parties, to develop solutions to the challenges facing the region and the tourist camps and their operators in Wadi Rum region, appreciating the great role of the security authorities and their efforts in creating a safe tourist environment.

During his tour, the Minister met a number of visitors and tourists in Wadi Rum, and listened to the observations and suggestions from operators of the tourist camps.