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JORDAN: 2004 TOURISM FIGURES REVEALED.

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According to "Jordan Times", although last year's tourism arrival figures in the Kingdom were lower than the previous year, the returns for the industry were favorable thanks to longer visitor stays. Based on the Ministry of Tourism's latest figures, tourist arrivals to the Kingdom dropped by 9.9 per cent last year compared to 2003. Statistics indicate that the number of visitors to the country fell to 3,695,544 in 2004, from 4,103,028 the previous year. However, the number of tourists who stayed overnight increased by 7.1 per cent for that comparative period, according to the official statistics. The number of nights visitors spent in the Kingdom rose 40.1 per cent, with 3,980,339 visitors staying more than one night at hotels across the country in 2004, compared to 2,841,945 the previous year. The percentage of tourists arriving on package tours ...

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