The number of visitors to the ancient city of Petra jumped by 153 percent in August compared to the same month last year, according to a report released on Thursday by the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA).
According to the figures, the rose-red city welcomed 56,182 visitors, 41,468 of whom were foreigners and 14,714 Jordanians or other Arabs.
In August 2021, around 22,171 people of all nationalities visited Petra.
The figure for last month was close to the city’s all-time high of 66,437 visitors recorded in July 2019.
Suleiman Farajat, Chief Commissioner of PDTRA, anticipates another increase in numbers in the coming days as the tourism season begins, owing to the fact that the current year was not affected by the pandemic like the previous two years.
He mentioned PDTRA’s recently launched transportation plan, which includes electric vehicles at the site as well as a new road connecting to Downtown Amman.
Source: Jordan News Agency