Sep 21,2019 – Last updated at Sep 21,2019
Jordan News – Jordan’s tourism sector depends mainly on its iconic cultural heritage sites — five of which are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List — and diverse natural resources that attract substantial tourist flows, reaching up to five million tourists contributing JD3.5 billion in revenue, constituting 12.4 per cent of GDP, and more than 53,341 direct employments in 2018.
Meanwhile, the sustainability of Jordan’s tourism resources is threatened by irresponsible practices represented in littering and dumping garbage along with increased degradation of cleanliness standards at major historical sites, forests and tourist facilities by the public.