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Ongoing unrest in Syria has prompted many Jordanians to cancel trips to the neighbouring country, giving a boost to domestic tourism, according to industry representatives.

Aqaba has recently seen a higher-than-usual number of visitors, due the spring season and the continuing instability in Syria, they noted.

Political turmoil hitting the region cost Jordan's ailing tourism sector a staggering one billion US dollars in lost revenues, a senior official said today. One year into the first spark of the Arab spring, Jordan stands amongst the countries to have suffered from lack of interest among European and other western tourists.Speaking during a visit to the rock engraved cit of Petra, Tourism minister Nayyef al Fayyes said the government is working on reducing impact of lack of travellers on tourism projects in key areas [...] The royal Jordanian has recently decided to stop flying to a number of European and regional destinations due to lack of demand on these routs. It will also retire some of its fleet as part of cost reduction plan ...

Jordan's tourism sector continues its recovery from recent slump with a rise of revenues during the first 11 months mounting to JD 3.4 billion, official figures showed today [...] Official figures also show that the number of foreign tourists has jumped during November by several thousands, partially thanks to the operation of low cost airlines from Europe to the kingdom. The rate of overnight tourists has seen a significant increase in November, to jump by 9.4 per cent to reach nearly 300,000 visitors, compared with 272,000 in the same month of 2017, a ministry statement said. Overnight tourists from European countries represented the highest increase in numbers, with a 51.5-per cent increase, followed by Asia and the Pacific countries by 24.4 per cent, the North and South American countries by 22.9 per cent, and African countries by 21.6 per cent.