A total of 86,322 people visited Petra in Jordan in May 2022, according to the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) statistics issued Wednesday.
The figures showed that 60,640 people of visitors were of foreign nationalities, while 25,670 were of Arab and Jordanian nationalities.
The figures showed that 60,640 of the visitors were of foreign nationalities, while 25,670 were of Arab and Jordanian nationalities.
Suliman Farajat, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the PDTRA, said the red-rose city witnessed an active tourism movement last May, adding that the current number of visitors is closer to the 2019 figures.
“The tourism sector is recovering from the fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic,” Farajat said.
“The PDTRA will keep pace with the increasing number of tourists and offer the best services for its visitors to maintain the city’s heritage and global tourism value.”
He said that demands for adding more hotel rooms to the existing 2,600 in the city are increasing, adding that 10 new hotels with a 900-room capacity are being constructed and will provide 500 job opportunities once they are fully operational.
The authority, he noted, has signed agreements to provide more tourism products, such as the flying taxi and hot air balloons.
“Several projects will be launched this year in the red-rose city, including a heritage village, tourism road, visitors center, air ferry, and adventure vehicles,” Farajat said.