Amman, Sept. 24 (Petra) — Tourism Minister Imad Hijazin began
Jordan’s tourism delegation program in Japan Thursday, meeting with
leading Japanese tourism and travel officials to boost Jordan’s
presence in the market.

Jordan’s ambassador to Japan and embassy staff joined the meetings,
along with tourism delegation officials representing the Jordan
Hotels Association, the Jordan Tourism Board, as well as the Jordan
Inbound Tour Operators Association, according to a Jordan Tourism
Board statement issued Thursday.

On the first day, delegation members met with executives from JTB
Corp, one of Japan’s leading travel and tourism companies, and with
the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) to discuss expanding
cooperation and increasing the flow of Japanese tourists to Jordan.

Hijazin and the delegation also took part in a tourism ministers’
meeting and an international gathering of tourism leaders, attended
by ministers, policymakers and representatives of international
tourism institutions.

The events aimed to advance tourism ties with Japan and strengthen
Jordan’s position as a tourism, cultural and religious destination in
the Asian market.

The delegation will continue meetings with tourism entities, airlines
and Japanese media outlets to explore new avenues for cooperation and
promotion.

//Petra// NQ