5 reasons that prevent most tourists from visiting Jordan again

ArabiaWeather.com - Omar Dajani - The tourism sector is considered one of the most important economic sectors in Jordan, as the importance of tourism appears as a source of income in a country that is not considered rich in natural resources.

In most countries of the world that depend on tourism as a source of income, the utmost importance for them lies in introducing the tourist into a beautiful experience that he will remember throughout his life, so that he will return again to visit the country in the future, or at least tell his friends and family what he saw and lived, and the income increases. tourism year after year.

Although Jordan is distinguished by its possession of great archaeological treasures, on top of which is Petra, one of the seven wonders of the world, but unfortunately, most of the statistics on tourism in Jordan indicate that most tourists who come once do not return again, so we will show you some of the reasons that lead to this:

1) Attempting to financially exploit tourists : In most countries of the world, you will find that entry prices for archaeological sites, museums, and hotels, transportation prices from one place to another, food prices in restaurants, and prices of various heritage goods seem unified for residents of the country of origin and tourists alike. whether.

However, what happens in Jordan sometimes is a process of exploitation of tourists who overlook the matter at the beginning, but keep in themselves a lump and a feeling of discomfort that they remember every time they think of visiting the country again.

2) Isolating tourists from the residents of Jordanian cities : In most countries of the world, tourists mix with the residents of cities surrounding archaeological sites, and they exchange parties of conversation, and the tourist forms beautiful memories with the residents of the country, which makes them want to return again, and the tourism authorities in Jordan have tried to solve this The problem is making tourists drink tea or coffee with the Bedouins in areas such as Wadi Rum and others.

But notice what happens to tourists, for example, in Petra or Jerash, for example, when all that a tourist does is limited to taking pictures with the ancient stones and then returning to his country, without mixing with the spirit of the place and with the residents of the region, so he never returns.

3) The absence of cleanliness in most Jordanian cities and roads : Try, for example, to take the Amman-Jerash road in broad daylight, or to pass through the center of Madaba or Irbid at the peak of sunshine, or to take the Amman-Dead Sea road, and all cities Without exception, you will find tons of dirt on the outskirts of the road, which includes plastic bags, empty cardboard and metal boxes, leftovers, and other dirt that makes your forehead sweat ashamed of its bad appearance.

The role in this matter begins with the family and the responsible authorities alike. Throwing dirt in the street must be a taboo at the level of individuals, and it must be severely punished by the authorities, who also have the onus to always maintain the cleanliness of cities, especially those containing tourist attractions.

4) Chaos control of traffic and non-compliance with traffic rules : We always notice the presence of great chaos in our different Jordanian cities in terms of traffic, so you see that the design of many main roads does not rise to the required level, so you see the wide street suddenly getting smaller, and you see potholes and Bumps in most of the streets of the Kingdom, at a time when a large number of Jordanians do not abide by the various traffic rules, which creates a state of chaos in the streets, and it is one of the bad experiences that tourists are exposed to in Jordan, and one of the bad ideas that they build about us in general.

5) The political situation in the region : The difficult political situation in the Middle East as a whole affects the tourism product in the whole region, so the tourist looks with fear at the idea of visiting the region.

In the end, we wish success to all components of the tourism sector in Jordan, which is working hard, despite the circumstances, to increase people's knowledge of Jordan and the tourist places that we possess.