Experience the journey that is Jordan
Posted in Experience the Journey on Oct 4th, 2008
Nothing will ruin your trip to Jordan, or anywhere else for that matter, like a nasty bout with influenza. This is what happened to a couple of individuals in our tour group last year.
Posted in Dean's blog on Sep 10th, 2008
Petra and tourism authorities are working on a new plan aimed at regulating the site’s services and ensuring visitors a quality experience at the ancient Nabataean city according to a Jordan Times story citing a statement from Suleiman Farajat, head of the Petra Archaeological Park (PAP).
With increased travel to the historic site up over the [...]
Posted in Jordan Travel News on Sep 1st, 2008
The Jordan Times reports that figures recently released by the Central Bank of Jordan indicated that the Kingdom’s tourism sector generated 1.099 billion in Jordanian Dinars (1.5 Billion USD) during the first seven months of this year, up 16 per cent from JD949 million in the same period of 2007.
According to the latest Minister of [...]
Posted in Experience the Journey on May 29th, 2008
Yes folks, from nearly halfway around the globe we bring you the best exerpts from tourists blogging about the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, be it someone reenacting Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or a visitor asking questions about the Jerash Festival – blogJodan.com is here to conveniently summarize the blogosphere of Jordanian Tourism this last week of May 2008.
Posted in Jordan Travel News on May 24th, 2008
The metrics used to compile the WEF’s 2008 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report are troubling at best and deceptive at worst. Jordan, while not a world leading tourist destination, is a growing market for tourism of many sorts. But applying metrics that boost the rank of European nations is unfair to all those working in the Jordanian tourism industry.
Posted in Experience the Journey on May 7th, 2008
Yeah I know what you’re thinking, my friend went to Jordan and all I got was a URL to his stinking Jordan tourism blog. All the more reason to go there yourself … but until then … here are 3 more persons blogging about the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, posting their experiences and sharing their photos so the rest of us can stew in our offices and live vicariously through their journeys:
Posted in Dean's blog, Experience the Journey, Links on Apr 14th, 2008
Getting married? Want to honeymoon someplace spectacularly more memorable than the Magic Kingdom for about the same price? Then how about a couple of weeks exploring the wonders Jordan has to offer? A point well made by a recent post entitled “Honeymooning Outside of the Box” on a blog entitled D.C. NearlyWeds.
Posted in Jordan Travel News on Mar 8th, 2008
The Jordanian Society of Travel and Tourism Agents (JSTTA) honored Mr. Nasser Kawar, chairman of the Petra Travel and Tourism Company at a special reception this past week for his services to the Jordanian travel and tourism industry.
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Tourism Mr. Farouq Al Hadidi, JSTTA Chairman Haider Ziyadat and top travel agents [...]
Posted in Jordan Travel News on Mar 2nd, 2008
Enjoy Luweibdeh! Jabal Luweibdeh (sometimes Jabal Alweibdeh) is the traveler’s dream hideout, a place where culture, art exhibits and food is at your fingertips to enjoy for pleasure or away from a conference, exhibition or high-profile meet frequently held in one of Amman’s palatial hotels and conference halls.
Today, ‘Meetings, Incentive, Conferences and Events‘ [...]
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