The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is expanding its tourism offerings to Nigerian tourists to include leisure, education, wellness and other touristic activities. This is in addition to Christian and Islamic pilgrimages, which the country has already started receiving pilgrims from Nigeria.

To achieve this, Jordan held a tri-state road-show to sensitize prospective Nigerians tourists on the tourism offerings in the country. The roadshow was undertaken in partnership with Nigerians Travel Too (NTT), one of Nigeria’s leading tour operators, from October 31, 2021 to November 8, 2021 in Lagos, Kano and Abuja.

A team of representatives of the Jordan Tourism Board, which include; Justin Abu Anza, unit head, medical and wellness tourism unit; Amer Essam Jmal Twal, mass tourism/mixed faith specialist, and Ahmad Mohammad Al Khattab, Islamic faith consultant, were in Nigerian for the roadshow.

According to Abdalrazzaq Arabiyat, managing director of, Jordan Tourism Board, “Nigeria represents a new tourism target market for Jordan. The aim of our roadshow in Kano, Abuja, and Lagos is to increase awareness about Jordan as a tourism destination and highlight various tourism experiences such as Islamic and Christian faiths, luxury/leisure, medical and educational tourism.”

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