JTB: Jordan welcomes 571,000 tourists last May

Ammon News - Director-General of Jordan Tourism Board (JTB), Dr. Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat, announced a 27% rise in total tourist numbers for May, reaching 571,000.
During his statements during the Government Communication Forum, Arabiyat said that 14 new low-cost airlines have returned to Amman since last April from 10 Arab countries.

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