During 2019, Petra witnessed unprecedented tourist activity, ending the year with a record number of 1,135,300 visitors of all nationalities, an increase of 37 per cent compared with 2018. Statistics issued by the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) indicate that the number of foreign visitors amounted to roughly 1,000,553, marking an increase in the number of foreigners by 49 per cent. The number of Jordanian and Arab visitors ...