Hotels Association cites higher ticket costs lowering tourism
The President of the Jordanian Hotel Association, Hussein Al-Halalat, commented on the decline of the tourism sector due to regional circumstances, noting a sharp drop in the number of tourists and its impact on low-cost flights, with ticket prices rising. He reminded that the occupancy rate in the Dead Sea hotels is about 48%, reaching 55% in five-star hotels, while Petra records the lowest occupancy rates, as low as 2%, in three-star hotels, primarily due to its heavy dependence on European tourism. He explained that the rising accommodation prices, especially in the Dead Sea and Aqaba, hinder local consumption, calling for the establishment of three-star hotels at affordable prices for low-income citizens and for cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism to stimulate domestic and transit tourism. It is expected that the return of low-cost flights will help increase the number of tourists in the coming months.
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