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16 November 2009
Jordan lifts visa restrictions on individual Indian tourists and JTB praises the move
Jordan has lifted visa restrictions on individual Indian nationals visiting the Kingdom as tourists.
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21 July 2009
Jordan Tourism Board to introduce global online education programme next year
Also plans to position India among the top three international tourist markets for Jordan
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09 July 2009
Jordan Tourism Board to hold B2B presentations for travel trade in Indian cities this month
The Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) is organising B2B presentations for the Indian travel trade in four cities across South India and Mumbai
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22 June 2009
Jordan Festival 2009 / July 7 – August 8
July 7th marks the launching date of Jordan Festival 2009...
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16 June 2009
Brazilian 'telenovela' to bring wonders of Jordan to Latin America
The ancient paved streets of Gerasa were transformed into a trendy café
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12 June 2009
Aqaba beaches closed temporarily over wastewater leakage
The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority on Thursday closed the beaches..
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12 June 2009
43 countries to take part in Jordan Festival
A total of 43 Arab and foreign countries will take part in Jordan Festival, which will kick off July 7..
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08 June 2009
Dana village
The old Dana village in the Dana Nature Reserve will undergo a makeover..
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07 June 2009
RJ increases frequency of flights this summer
RJ has increased the number of flights to several regional and international destinations
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13 May 2009
For its fifth year, the World Economic Forum chooses RJ as its official carrier
The World Economic Forum (WEF), to be held at the Dead Sea.....
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11 May 2009
Pope leaves Amman on an RJ flight
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI left Amman on May 11 on a Royal Jordanian flight at the end of his four-day visit to Jordan, upon the invitation of His Majesty King Abdallah II.

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08 May 2009
Jordanian hopes high for papal visit
Pope Benedict XVI has stressed that his eight-day trip to the Middle East should be regarded as a pilgrimage, and that he does not intend to get embroiled in the highly-charged politics of the region.
The Pope will go to sites important to Christians, Muslims and Jews, in Jordan, Israel and the West Bank.
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08 May 2009
Castle's Crusader no knight in shining armour
Castles are so much more enthralling if their history comes with either a noble lord or, better still, an evil baron. By this measure, Karak Castle is right at the top of the table, well past Nottingham Castle and its nasty sheriff.
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06 May 2009
Jordan ‘not a transit route’ to Israel for Pope

“Jordan has witnessed three papal visits in its modern history: Pope Paul VI visited Jordan in 1964, Pope John Paul II in 2000, and now Pope Benedict XVI will begin the apostolic pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Jordan. But Jordan is not a transit route, but rather a sacred destination -- a state with a living Christian community.”


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04 May 2009
Jordan hotel owner agonizes over what to feed pope (AP)
A Jordanian hotel owner preparing a lunch for the pope spent five weeks coming up with a choice of five menus for the upcoming visit and is still agonizing over what could go wrong — just as he did when John Paul II visited nine years ago.
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04 May 2009
'Kingdom set to receive thousands of visitors'

Following intensive preparations, the Kingdom is now set to receive thousands of visitors expected to converge on the country to see Pope Benedict XVI, Tourism Ministry officials said on Sunday.


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02 May 2009
Jordan: A kingdom steeped in scriptural history
She shimmied right here. Or it might have been there. Or – down a bit, over a bit – ooh yes, just there. Summoning up the ghost of the ancient world's most erotic dancer atop a wind-blown Jordanian mountain demands imagination....
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28 April 2009
Jordan hopes pilgrims will follow papal lead
Nine years ago when Pope John Paul II officially recognised Bethany Beyond the Jordan as the baptism site of Jesus, it was a cause of celebration for Jordan.
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26 April 2009
Amman prepares to receive a pope for the third time
In the first Arab country to be visited by Benedict XVI, newspaper articles, a book, websites dedicated to the papal pilgrimage. Expectations of expressions of support for the presence of Christians, the peace process, and the opening of new paths of interreligious dialogue.
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26 April 2009
DHL promotes Jordan as a global tourist destination
The Jordan Tourism Board has signed an agreement DHL Express under which the international courier company will help promote Jordan as a tourism destination.
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