Photo: Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFPSource: AFPTending to his camels in Petra, Jordan's spectacular archaeological marvel hidden deep in a desert canyon, Hussein Bdoul is all smiles: the tourists are back. Photo: Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFPSource: AFPJordan as a whole received 4.6 million visitors in 2022 -- almost four times the level from 2020 -- earning the country $5.3 billion. Jordan as a whole received 4.6 million visitors in 2022. Photo: Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFPSource: AFPPetra now has 4,000 rooms, and permits have been granted for three new five-star hotels, so capacity will soon almost double from 2019, he said. "If things continue this way, we may reach, during the next three to four years, the threshold of two million tourists in Petra" every year.

Source: The Star January 15, 2023 03:42 UTC