JORDAN: PETRA TOURISM AND REVENUES FALL - PROFILE.

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: October 6, 2002 | Copyright information

According to "Jordan Times", the ancient city of Petra drew in some 13,000 Arab and foreign visitors in September, bringing much needed activity to the historical site and nearly JD100,000 in revenue for the sector this month. The increase included approximately 4,000 Arab and Jordanian tourists, though overall it remained lower than the same period in 2000 and 2001, said Director of the Tourism Office in Petra Mahmoud Helalat. Some 21,000 tourists visited Petra in September of...

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