Petra sees 318,000 visitors in 8 months
The archaeological city of Petra experienced a decline in the number of visitors during the first eight months of the year, with a total of 318,311 visitors compared to 325,121 during the same period last year, representing a 2.1% decrease. Despite this, domestic tourism saw a significant rise of 35.7%, with the number of Jordanian visitors reaching 130,601 compared to 96,268 last year. Conversely, the number of foreign tourists decreased by 18%, totaling 187,710 visitors compared to 228,853, reflecting a decline in outbound tourism. However, foreigners still accounted for approximately 59% of visitors up to August. Monthly outlooks showed a noticeable increase at the beginning of the year, followed by a sharp decline in March and April, before increasing again in July and August.
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