In Jordan, the tourism sector be treated with great marginalizing, and see the Ministry of Tourism, some time ago, attached to the Minister of Labour struggle Qatamin, who runs the Ministry Atragaha heavy and complex files.
The Ministry of Labour with its own problems may need more than the Minister; it does not strengthen one minister to carry all the hard files, most notably unemployment exacerbated popularly crisis, although official figures indicate the decline, which is what needs to be convincing explanation in the presence of Syrian refugees.
To return to the Ministry of Tourism and the Department of the tourism sector, it was hoped that the recent improvement of his participation in the GDP, in line historical and archaeological treasure that our country is left untouched. However, dealing with this sector remained without ambition, so that is still taking part in less than hoped growth, as well as its contribution to the solution Jordan chronic problems if we have a good investment.
Historically, there are shortcomings in the evaluation of the importance of the role of the Ministry of Tourism by various governments; tourism minister is not a member, for example, in the Development Committee. The current government has surpassed its predecessors Deal "Tourism", a secondary meta-toolkit, other ministry.
Even today, did not appreciate the importance of tourism as a sector requires the presence of an important and influential Ministry of sovereign; not on the level, real-time, but also at the level of the future of the country and its economy, especially if we look at the countries have made the tourism industry and marketing tool for their countries more effective than any other sector.
The importance of the tourism sector also is that it does not require a huge investment compared to other sectors, but it requires investment help, shopping, really, what with Jordan originally from religious and historical legacy. And highlights here the official negligence, intentionally or unintentionally, in providing the necessary and adequate funding for tourism marketing Jordan.
It is true that the sector of public figures were positive, but the improvement with respect to the size of tourism income and the number of tourists, could double times, is helping to make a big leap in the service economy, many pro-tourism sectors.
Because according to preliminary data released by the Central Bank, the Kingdom has increased revenues from tourism income over the past year, to $ 3.1 billion dinars; a rise of 6.3% from the previous year.
Future government reshuffle, logic indicates the need for the inclusion of the Ministry of Tourism with this amendment, to be independent of the Ministry of full-fat. As a first step to revive the sector, waiting for the second step, which is supposed to take place before the adoption of the general budget and the budget of independent institutions; so that they can be to increase the allocation of marketing and promotion of the tourism sector, to open new markets elevate the performance of the sector and revenues.
Long is the neglect and marginalization suffered by the tourism sector, and perhaps was the appropriate time to develop new forms of tourism in Jordan, and other recovery of almost wither because of the absence of legislation or neglect to apply, let alone talk about it twice.
Jordan and its effects treasures, is a museum open; it has over 250 thousand archaeological site at least, represent different historical periods. But there is a failure of the official opening of this museum and managed professionally. The government would take regarding the previous obstacles to the level of administration and finance, will signal that the government is serious in the opening of the museum, or to insist on keeping it closed for a while.