Ministry oppressed!

I. Qadamani

The Ministry of Tourism oppressed, there are dozens of heads TDs noses in their work ... and tourism ministers successive not dictate the complaint of interlocking interests and overlapping powers, which the production decision control, including the minister does not craves nor plans and programs and there was always the object, whether from the private sector or from ministries and other institutions.

Take the example of the Commission inspection of tourist facilities, and includes 11 members from various institutions, is a picture of the reality of the dispersion of power and conflict resolution, but is interesting is that it is not headed by a sector or from the ministry.

In another example, and can not pass a law Ministry of Tourism and decisions easily, there are dozens of pens, erase and Skip each according to his advantage, as well as the licensing of tourist facilities like, the ministry last of his opinion in the matter.

On the other hand, there is a battle between them and the Department of the private sector, the two teams could not reach understandings, was the easiest solution is to boycott the meetings of joint committees with the folks sector know that the ministry is the weakest link in the decision-making tourist.

There are questions we address sector wings, you were able to invest stability unique to Jordan without the countries of the region as it should?.

There are dozens of joint committees between the ministry and the civil sector and the same with the ministries and state institutions, it is no wonder that a mechanism is complex and slow decision-making, does not appeal to some of the parties.

At each meeting brings together and travel agents with those responsible for the sector by the government, there is a complaint and demands, while not advancing agents suggestions and creative ideas, to push tourism work ahead, and consistently tops the subject breaks the table, but no one is talking about what can be spent on promotion.

Is it true that the tourism industry in Jordan contributes 11% of GDP? Of reach this figure certainly ignore the size of spending on foreign tourism, a hard currency !!.

There was a tourism strategy approved years ago predicted that are attracting 12 million tourists to Jordan until 2010. We have entered 2015 Will check it? Certainly not!.

(Opinion)