RECENT reports have suggested Britain’s Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton will honeymoon in Jordan with the country’s tourism industry expected to be boosted by the news despite regional unrest.
The couple are said to have booked a week’s trip through southern Jordan to take in the sights at Petra and the Wadi Rum and are expected to travel with a team of royal protection officers.
The launch in March of easyJet’s new UK route to Amman further evidences sustained confidence in travel to Jordan, while current figures suggest that targets to end 2011 with positive visitor numbers will likely be realised.
The news will be welcome to Jordan’s tourism industry which has taken a knock in recent months amid reports of protests in the capital Amman and comes despite the UK Foreign Office describing parts of the country as volatile.