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Ammon News - Jordan’s tourism revenue spiked by 14.3 per cent in the first eight months of 2021 to a total of $958.8 million compared to the same period of last year, Jordan News Agency Petra reported.

According to data released Wednesday by the Central Bank of Jordan, the growth in revenue was mainly driven by a 10.3-percent, or 108,000, increase in the number of tourists, reaching 1.16 million tourists in the first eight months of 2021 compared to the same period of last year.

In August, and for a fifth consecutive month, the tourism sector continued to bounce back driven by an improved epidemiological situation and a higher turnout for vaccination. The tourism revenue during August of 2021 increased by $289 million reaching $310 million compared to the same month of last year, the bank indicated.

The figures indicated that the number of tourists to the Kingdom stood at 384,000 in August, 45.7 per cent of whom were non-resident Jordanians and 41.3 per cent of Arab nationals.

Jordanians' expenditure on travel during August picked up by JD75 million to reach JD80.5 million, while the overall expenditure during the first eight months of 2021 rose by a whopping 73.6 per cent to $365.5 million compared to the same period of last year.