I went to Jordan in October for the Adventure Travel Trade Association conference and was among the last travelers to visit the Middle East in its long-gone 2023 “tourism boom”. Since then, the industry has been decimated due to the Israel-Gaza war.
I spoke to travel industry professionals in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt about how their business has been impacted for Afar.
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