Moreover, I
noticed that there were very little amount of other foreign tourists who came
to the touristic sites; most of the other visitors were Arab tourists. In this
case, many parties were affected by the decline in tourist inflow to the
country. Not only travel agents and companies that suffer, the most significant
change happens to the local communities whose income is dependent on touristic
activities. I believe that the label “dark tourism” which is defined as travel to places connected to death, disaster,
atrocity and ongoing socio-political conflict (Buda, 2015) is not suitable for the tourism in
Jordan. Although there were conflicts happening in the other countries
surrounding Jordan, there was hardly any dangerous event happening inside
Jordan. I learned that, while most of the facts and figures gave us a negative
view regarding the condition, one should not take for granted the information
that he/she get from the media. With the beauty, hospitality and kindness that
Jordan has to offer, I believe that tourism in this country deserves more attention
rather than only the “yellow code” label from international communities.
As a concluding remark, here I present you some of my favorite things in Jordan:
As a concluding remark, here I present you some of my favorite things in Jordan:
"The best coffee in the middle east" |
Mixed grill together with Jordanian taboon |
The mosaic eggs |
The great mosque in Aqaba |
References:
Buda, D. M. (2015). Affective
Tourism: Dark routes in conflict.
Routledge.