Hotel occupancy rates in Jordan's Aqaba ‘did not meet expectations’ during Eid Al Adha
Published 05 Aug,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The average occupancy rates at hotels in Aqaba did not exceed 50 per cent during Eid Al Adha, according to reports from various hotels.
Prior to the holiday, a sector representative at the Jordan Society of Tourism and Travel Agents (JSTA) told The Jordan Times that the occupancy rate in Aqaba and Wadi Rum was expected to reach 100 per cent.
“The occupancy rate did not exceed 50 to 55 per cent during Eid Al Adha on average,” Yousef Malak, commercial director at a hotel in Aqaba, told The Jordan Times on Wednesday over the phone.
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