Jordan said Tuesday (July 24th) that performance indicators in the tourism sector showed "remarkable progress" in Aqaba, The Jordan Times reported.
The number of tourists in Aqaba in the first half of this year rose to 332,477, compared with 306,588 for the same period last year, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Chief Commissioner Nasser Shraideh said.
The hotel occupancy rate in the first half of 2018 stood at 51.1%, compared with 49% in the previous year, and the average number of nights spent by tourists in the port city increased from 3.4 to 3.7 nights in the first half of 2018, according to the Jordanian news agency, Petra.
Shraideh said discussions on the establishment of Aqaba Airlines have reached their final stages, noting that the airline is expected to start its first flights next October, linking Aqaba with its regional surroundings.
