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Middle Eastern Political Instability and Jordan’s Tourism

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Abdulla Al-Shorman, Akram Rawashdih, Ahmad Makhadmih, Areej Oudat and Fakhriah Darabsih

Middle Eastern Political Instability and Jordan’s Tourism

Abstract
Although Jordan’s tourism revenue contributes to the GDP, it fluctuates as political instability events hit the region. Therefore, this study examined nine major political impacts that took place during the period from 1990-2014 to address their impacts on tourism. The study utilized the annual number of tourists (international and Arab) and the annual percentage tourism’s share to GDP to statistically examine the relationship between the occurrence of these events and the number of view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8807.1000155

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