Perhaps the need to respond to the enjoyment of cultural and heritage, making the choice of the Council of Arab Ministers of Tourism is to be the tourism capital of the Arab-second after the City of Alexandria, it is the city of Aqaba, Jordan, a coastal city, which owns all the capital city of tourism.
Coastal tourist city
The selection committee of the city of Aqaba, the capital of Arab tourism to achieve a set of criteria, including ease of access to the city, activities and events in the tourism, energy, shelter them and a favorable climate for most of the year.
The Jordanian city of Aqaba on the coast of the Red Sea in southern Jordan and away from the Jordanian capital of Amman, about 330 km, a coastal city is a significant tourism and the economy of Jordan as the only maritime performing as a free economic zone, a famous beautiful diving areas in it.
The city of Aqaba as the only sea port of Jordan, as it includes many important industrial facilities, and commercial free zones, the city has a population of about 120.000 people.
Has all the tourism potential
Aqaba Castle
According to the Jordan News Agency, on this occasion, I assured Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Maha Khatib, the selection of Aqaba, the capital of tourism next year came to possess all the ingredients they contain the capital and tourist centers, heritage and civilization.
Also emphasized the Governor of Aqaba Dr. Zaid Zureikat, the obstacle is well suited to be a city of Arab tourism infrastructure is of the existence of an international airport and road network and modern seaport developed of the factors that enhance the capacity of the city to attract more tourists and enhance their ability to hold various events of local, regional and international reception Conferences the relevant international tourism and development.
As The Director of Tourism Aqaba Mahmoud Alhilalat that the obstacle was present historical and stresses the historical documents it is a city of the Prophet Solomon received the Queen’s biblical, and the availability of copper ore at the site (compartment deer) on the outskirts of Aqaba, Northern asserts that it was an economic city par excellence five thousand year.
Investors was considered a safe haven from the city of Aqaba entered under competitive with many cities along the Red Sea coast, arguing that the city, which was a small town does not exceed the number of hotel rooms (1800) room, has now entered a highly competitive market.
Aqaba
In an article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz said that the biggest obstacle taken steps to become the largest tourist destination in the Gulf two years ago, and failed to Eilat during the last two years in a race witnessed by the development of Aqaba.
For their part, pointed out experts, according to the article, it is not only a matter of time before more than Aqaba Eilat, Aqaba since last year in order to (241) thousand tourists compared to (220) thousand in Eilat.
For his part, invested in the tourism sector Awni Kawar, a candidate that the biggest obstacle to exceed Eilat to attract tourists in the future, partly due to the large rapid large-scale projects, as well as it is located (30) kilometers from one of the new Seven Wonders of Petra.
It is scheduled that the Committee selected to the next session of the Council to be held in Yemen in May next year to announce there Aqaba tourism capital of the Arab League in 2011.
Alexandria, the capital of tourism in 2010
He was chosen by the participants in the Arab Ministerial Conference on Tourism in Sana’a city of Alexandria to be the capital of the Arab tourism for 2010.
And Istadedda of her coronation, began the local council of the city for conducting development and maintenance of the path of the Corniche and the streets of a vibrant city as well as the buildings of the vintage, as presented the Tourism Promotion Authority outlets selling tourist a number of periodicals and pamphlets of print luxury in Arabic, English and French to serve as an introductory guide for tourists arrivals.
These include handbooks information about the most prominent monuments and shrines that abound in the city at the archaeological and tourist access to it easily as well as bulletins show the effects of the Islamic city of a number of mosques linked to events and historical figures Kalmrsi Abu Abbas, Busayri and the Prophet Daniel as well as collections of Islamic saved in the Alexandria National Museum and the Library of Alexandria.