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Six Senses opens Spa in Jordan
Renowned for developing and operating resorts in inspirational settings, Six Senses is once more preparing to launch just such a property. Evason Ma’In Hot Springs & Six Senses Spa brings the eco-sensitivity of the group to an extraordinary and rugged location in Jordan, just minutes from the Dead Sea and a one-hour drive west of the capital of Amman. Sitting in a rocky ravine, 264 meters below sea level, the resort features hot mineral spring waterfalls, which legend has that Herod the Great bathed in the waters. |
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Um Al Rassas to have new look in 2009
By Taylor Luck
Um Al Rassas, a UNESCO heritage site and one of the lesser-known gems of the Kingdom’s diverse archaeological riches, will have a new look in 2009. |
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Jordan holds first International Medical Tourism Congress
Jordan held its first International Medical Tourism Congress on January 30th, under the patronage of Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi, and the participation of Health Ministers, and representatives of Educational, Higher Educational, Medical and Nursing institutions, as well as Jordan’s Private Hospital Association, the Jordan Tourism Board, and USAID. |
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Lot Museum set to open this summer
The Department of Antiquities (DOA) said final touches are being put to Lot’s Museum, which will open its doors to the public this summer at the site where Lot and his family are believed to have fled from the devastation of Sodom and Gomorrah. |
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JITOA organizes FAM trip to Salt
The Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association has organized a familiarization trip to the city of Salt (north of Amman) for the General Managers of its members, as well as representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Jordan Tourism Development Project II of the U.S. Agency for International Development (Siyaha II), the Tourism Police, the Jordan Tourism Board, JETT transportation company |
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The Oryx is back home
16 heads of Arabian Oryx began wandering the Wadi Rum Nature Reserve after they were reintroduced to their natural habitat last January. |
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‘The Mole’ filmed in Jordan
Millions of viewers are watching Jordanian touristic attractions as the backdrop of the very popular weekly Dutch reality TV game show Wie is de Mol?
The last five of the award-winning show’s 10 episodes were filmed in Jordan in cooperation with the Jordan Tourism Board. They took contestants to various touristic and historic Jordanian attractions including the Souq and the Roman Theater in downtown Amman. |
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