São Paulo – In February, the CEO of the Jordanian tour operator Amana Tourism Services, Deemah Sukhtian, will come to Brazil seeking partnerships with tour operators interested in increasing their destinations in the Arab world for Brazilians. Deemah, who is coming accompanied by her partner and sister, Anoud Sukhtian, is going to attend meetings in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro from the 7th to the 11th next month.
"Jordan and Brazil are two countries filled with wonders, but cooperation is still minimal considering the economic power that Brazil has. The country has a valuable and broad base of potential clients to offer Jordan, and we are looking to invest and promote cooperation between the two countries," Deemah told ANBA by email.
According to her, Amana Tourism offers various travel services, such as hotel reservations, air tickets, transport, airport assistance, management of meetings, events and tours, such as cultural, historical, archaeological and biblical routes in the Middle East.
The company has capacity to operate in several countries, but is particularly active in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the Holy Land, Egypt and the Gulf countries. According to Deemah, the opening of a new market and partnerships with Brazilian companies may bring advantages to both sides.
The number of tourists visiting Jordan is on the rise. Last year, the country received 10.42 million tourists, as against 9.43 million in 2009. Each year, Amana Tourism caters to 2,800 passengers. Based in Amman, the company employs 25 people and has been on the market since the 1990s.
According to data from the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism, the industry had a 17% increase in revenues in 2010 compared with 2009, as informed by the Jordan Times newspaper. Last year, the country’s tourism industry posted revenues of 2.423 billion Jordanian dinars (US$ 3.42 billion), as against 2.067 billion (US$ 2.92 billion) in the previous year.
Amana Tourism is part of the Sitcom Group, which comprises the Ghayat Construction and Sukhtian Industrial Trading companies. The group is also a partner of the Munir Sukhtian Group, which operates in over 50 countries. Deemah and Anoud are daughters of the group’s CEO, Nidal Sukhtian, who already has business in Brazil.
Contact
Amana Tourism Services
Site: www.amanatours.com
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
