In Jordan, Aqaba cafes, businesses follow city’s hotels in calling for end of curfew
Published 24 Jun,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — Citizens, merchants and employees in Aqaba’s tourism industry have followed the city’s hotels in demanding the extension of curfew hours after midnight, claiming that businesses “require longer working hours” at night amid high summer temperatures.
“It is known that Aqaba’s weather in the summer is unbearable during the day, and previous summers have proven that customers start coming in after 8pm, which is of course not feasible now as sectors prepare to close at 10:30, according to the defence order,” said Rawhi Khreisat, the owner of a seafood restaurant in Aqaba.
“Aqaba and its beaches are very beautiful at night, especially in the summer, which is why residents and tourists are asking the government to reduce the curfew hours or to cancel the curfew altogether, especially since Aqaba has not registered a single coronavirus case,” he added.
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