LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Dear Members and Friends,

The second Jordan Travel Mart was held at the Dead Sea between the 22nd and the 24th of February under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, and with the participation of buyers of tourism products and services from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Against the backdrop of the lowest spot on earth, the 100 “buyers” had 2 days of meetings, seminars and workshops, which brought them together with Jordanian “suppliers” representing 60 hotels, receptive operators, and other Travel Services in the Kingdom.

The success of last year’s event was positively reflected both in terms of increasing tourist numbers from the Americas, as well as in the interest to attend this annual event from both the American and Jordanian sides.

In light of the enormous success of this year’s event, we are glad to announce the holding of the 3rd JTM in 2010, at a time to be decided later this year. We, at JTB, are also pleased to announce that we are considering building on the Jordan Travel Mart’s success by expanding this increasingly popular tourism gathering to include European buyers.

On another note, we are looking forward to an important date on our calendar. On May 8th, Jordan will welcome Pope Benedict XVI who will spend 4 days in the Kingdom as part of a tour of the Holy Land. During this landmark visit, the pope is expected to visit the Baptism site, where Jesus Christ has been baptized by John the Baptist, and to lay the corner stone for the Latin Church at the Site, in addition to other Holy sites in Jordan.

We hope the success of this visit will firmly place Jordan on the Christian pilgrimage itinerary, especially with being home to 5 holy sites that were designated by the Vatican as Millennium 2000 pilgrimage sites.

Welcome to this new edition of JTBwire.


Mr. Nayef Al-Fayez
Managing Director.