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AMMAN — The number of Petra visitors in 2021 witnessed a 118 per cent increase compared with 2020, which saw a significant drop due to the pandemic, the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) announced on Sunday.According to a PDTRA statement, a total of 236,088 tourists of all nationalities visited the rose-red city in 2021, comprising 135,064 foreigners,

AMMAN — The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) in November registered the highest number of monthly tourists since the outbreak of the pandemic in March, 2020, the PDTRA said on Thursday. A total of 41,466 guests visited Petra city in November, including 32,903  non-Arab visitors, 6,470 Jordanians and 2,093 non-Jordanian Arabs. In October, there were 39,272

AMMAN — The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) in November registered the highest number of monthly tourists since the outbreak of the pandemic in March, 2020, the PDTRA said on Thursday. A total of 41,466 guests visited Petra city in November, including 32,903  non-Arab visitors, 6,470 Jordanians and 2,093 non-Jordanian Arabs. In October, there were 39,272

To mark December 1st, Romanias National Day, the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan hoisted...

AMMAN — The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) in September registered the highest number of monthly tourists since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, 2020, PDTRA said on Tuesday. A total of 23,751 guests visited Petra city in September, including 12,637 non-Arab visitors, 8,161 Jordanians and 2,946 non-Jordanian Arabs. 

Features Future of extended reality tourism is now When the coronavirus pandemic shut down travel around the world, some natural, historical and cultural sites saw it as a call to redouble their efforts to embrace extended reality, both to let people tour these destinations from afar and to develop meaningful new ways for travelers to experience them on-site, in hopes of luring them back after the health emergency eased. by The Washington Post Jul. 28 2021 @ 7:47pm This rendering shows how a st...

AMMAN – Ten government entities will use Google services to advertise and promote Jordan as a destination for tourists and investors over the next three years under a $10 million deal announced on Tue AMMAN – Ten government entities will use Google services to advertise and promote Jordan as a destination for tourists and investors over the next three years under a $10 million deal announced on Tuesday. The local organisations will purchase keywords from the Internet search giant that will ...

Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan’s Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid the pandemic and the loyal animals are left without a job.

Many owners today are struggling to meet the cost of feeding them

PETRA, JORDAN: Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan's Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid th...