Jordon welcomed around 2.125 million international visitors between January and April, 2025

Jordan’s tourism sector is exhibiting “sturdy” indicators of restoration, with worldwide customer arrivals rising by 19 per cent in the course of the first third of 2025 in contrast with the identical interval final yr, in line with information from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The ministry reported that the Kingdom welcomed round 2.125 million worldwide guests between January and April, up from 1.785 million throughout the identical interval in 2024, reflecting rising worldwide curiosity in Jordan as a journey vacation spot and highlighting tourism’s continued position as an important contributor to the nationwide financial system. As knowledgeable by a information report within the Jordan Instances.

Queen Alia Worldwide Airport (QAIA) remained the highest entry level, accounting for 33.1 per cent of all arrivals, with greater than 705,000 guests coming into by way of the airport.

Land border crossings additionally contributed considerably. The Omari crossing recorded 23.8 per cent of whole vacationer entries (over 507,000 guests), adopted by the King Hussein Bridge (10.4 per cent) and the Jaber crossing (9.2 per cent), in line with the ministry’s figures.

Different factors of entry included Wadi Araba (3.8 per cent), Aqaba’s seaport (2.8 per cent), the Jordan Valley crossing (2.6 per cent), the Karameh crossing (1.5 per cent), and King Hussein Airport in Aqaba (0.3 per cent).

Petra, particularly, is attracting a brand new wave of vacationers drawn by stay music occasions and cultural performances. Sector officers famous that an growing variety of worldwide guests are actually travelling particularly to attend live shows held on the historic web site. “Journey businesses are responding by providing curated packages that embrace live performance tickets, luxurious lodging, guided excursions, and visits to close by points of interest,” stated Hani Karim, a journey company worker, instructed The Jordan Instances.

Because the tourism sector continues to rebound, stakeholders are calling for sustained funding in infrastructure, digital transformation, and workforce improvement to make sure long-term progress.