Jordan celebrates National Day

Jordan celebrates National Day
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In light of Jordan National Day last Friday, the tourism board released statistics that Australian travellers are on the rise.

Inbound figures include September by 28.2%, October by 14.8%, November by 6.4%, December by 0.4% and January by 19.6%.

"Jordan is the Switzerland of the Middle East," Jordan Tourism Board's Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan said.

Jordan Independence Day is celebrated on May 25 and is observed throughout the country. Lunch attendees were served a Middle Eastern banquet including mezze dips, pita bread and tabouleh.

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