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Students at the Jordan Hotel School learn practical skills in state-of-the-art kitchen training facilities. The school received a grant from USAID to upgrade some of its facilities and improve the skills of staff.
Hospitality sector attracts Jordanian youth
Hotel and tourism vocational training centers revamped with USAID support help draw more students into the sector and provide them with the needed skills
Empowering women in Petra
Mona Al Nasrat’s future changed after a visit to the Petra Vocational Training Center and she became one of the first young women from the area to work at the Petra Marriott hotel.
Piecing together history in Madaba
The Madaba Institute of Mosaic Art and Restoration is providing a specialized education, helping to preserve Jordan’s mosaics and adding to Madaba’s tourist attractions. It is the only facility of its kind in the region to provide specialized education in mosaic art.
Sewing the way to success
Sahar Nassar expanded her traditional embroidery business by opening a shop on the prime Artisan Street in Madaba with help from USAID. She employs 50 women across Jordan for her business, helping to provide a steady income to them.
Hospitality training gets an upgrade
Khamis has a passion for cooking, and thanks to an overhaul of tourism vocational training centers in Jordan, he has been able to pursue a career in hospitality and gain valuable experience in a 5* hotel.
Tourism awareness for teachers (Arabic, 11 mins): A video produced for a resource pack distributed to teachers around the Kingdom as part of the National Tourism Awareness Campaign.
Five hotels and five restaurants in Petra received grants to upgrade the facilities, including renovating kitchens, upgrading kitchen equipment, improving food safety and hygiene, and enhancing rooms standards.
USAID is supporting tourism marketing through two grantsawarded to the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB). The grants are supporting JTB to align itself with the National Tourism Strategy, extend its outreach through e-marketing and boost its research and communication functions.
The Jordan Living Heritage Association received a USAID grant to support the enhancement of historical re-enactment activities in Jerash and introduce these in other heritage cities in Jordan.
USAID is supporting fair trade in the tourism sector through a grant to Fair Trade Jordan. The grant will be used to implement a 'fair trade' certification scheme for Jordanian tourism businesses.
Jordan Tourism Development Project “Siyaha”
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