Posted in Dean's blog on Mar 14th, 2011
Jordan’s tourism industry enjoyed a boom in 2010 and the country’s ministry of tourism has been outlining plans to sustain this into 2011, despite the unrest in some countries of the Arabic world and indeed in Jordan. In 2010, arrivals grew by almost 20 per cent to 4.6 million (8.2 million including day visitors). Visitors [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Mar 7th, 2011
The Business Development Center (BDC), in collaboration with the Jordanian Canadian Business Association (JOCABA) and the Embassy of Canada in Amman organized a luncheon seminar on 23rd February, 2011 at the Four Seasons hotel to raise awareness about Corporate Social Responsibility, presenting an overview of Canada’s CSR policies and how it translates into concrete actions [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Mar 7th, 2011
The Business Development Center (BDC), in collaboration with the Jordanian Canadian Business Association (JOCABA) and the Embassy of Canada in Amman organized a luncheon seminar on 23rd February, 2011 at the Four Seasons hotel to raise awareness about Corporate Social Responsibility, presenting an overview of Canada’s CSR policies and how it translates into concrete actions [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Feb 19th, 2011
Jordan is open for business. Because of its strategic position in the Arab world as conduit between East and West, Jordan is becoming a major place for global business meets as more international conferences and exhibitions are held in the Kingdom than every. These venues are big business events and crucial to the growing tourism [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Feb 5th, 2011
By Marwan Asmar Amman is a top shopping destination, it’s a shoppers galore, an enchantment and an experience to hunt for exquisite, exclusive international brands and trademarks from virtually anywhere around the world though these tend to be mostly European brands, some from the USA, Canada and even one or two Caribbean names. Located at [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Jan 11th, 2011
Amman is changing. Its smart business and shopping districts, emerging skyscrapers, flyovers, tunnels and its Abdoun Bridge, firmly places the Jordanian capital in the orbit of the fast world of globalization where international visitors can come and mull over a city that is developing at great speed! Amman has all the ingredients of a thriving [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Mar 25th, 2010
I’ve enjoyed receiving some email from students lately writing reports on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Three other resources related to Jordan that may help you studies include: blogJordan Photo Album blogJordan Wiki blogJordan interactive Bible Reference Google Map Meanwhile, please feel free to enjoy some of the more tourist centric posts here. I’ll be [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Sep 30th, 2008
I think I’ve found the best online photo gallery of Petra pictures ever!. This is coming from someone who has been there twice and taken close to 10,000 pictures himself. Oh sure, there are many good galleries of Petra. How can there not be given the subject? Here are just a few as proof: Flickr [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Sep 29th, 2008
“… the award-winning sustainable tourism and eco-tourism projects, which are helping us to both protect and promote the things that are most precious to us … … From Yarmouk in the north to the southern mountains of Aqaba, these parks will create wildlife corridors and sanctuaries for endangered plants. They’ll be looked after by local [...]
Posted in Dean's blog on Sep 16th, 2008
“Coming from touring Israel, I was hesitant about going to Petra, Jordan, but I decided to try …” writes Linda Lewis in a special entitled ‘Being There Jordan’ for the Orlando Sentinel. Tourism between Jordan and Israel is increasing, but getting to Petra was scary. We were deposited at the Israeli border and instructed to [...]
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