JITOA holds general assembly meeting

AMMAN — Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) convened its ordinary general assembly on Sunday, during which the attendance approved the association’s financial statement for 2017.

“Elias Nino Co.” was reelected as the association’s auditors for the year 2018.

Awni Kawar was elected unanimously as JITOA board chairman and Karim Mubarak as vice chairman for 2018-2020, according to a JITOA statement.

In 2017, the association carried out and supported several initiatives, including advocacy-related issues discussed with various governmental bodies, marketing activities and road shows conducted in coordination with the Jordan Tourism Board and supported by the USAID-funded BEST Project, the statement indicated.

Furthermore, 2017 marked a turning point for the association, after 15 years of its inception, during the annual appreciation reception in December 2017, it launched a new brand and logo that reveals a fresh and creative identity that positions the association into a different tier, based on its current and future activities, the statement added.