
Aqaba
Tourism gatewayGateway positioning, investment attractiveness and the strategic implications of the Aqaba Liveability Index for visitor experience and destination competitiveness.
Support for private bidders and consortia under Jordan’s PPP framework, and our current engagements.
PPPs are a priority platform for Al Waleh. We support private participants and prospective consortia within Jordan’s formal PPP framework. We do not replace the public authorities or their appointed transaction advisers.
Review officially published PPP and procurement opportunities, eligibility rules, market-sounding notices and project milestones.
Assess demand, revenue logic, capital requirements, risks, contract models and strategic fit, coordinating specialist advisers where required.
Identify developers, operators, EPC contractors, technology providers, financiers and Jordanian partners with complementary capabilities.
Map qualification criteria, local-content needs, procurement timelines, compliance requirements and competitive differentiation.
Coordinate commercial workstreams, local suppliers, licensing dependencies and project risk monitoring after contract award.
Al Waleh Advisory proposes to participate as the consortium’s Jordanian Strategic Tourism Advisory and Institutional Insight Partner for a five-year strategy covering Aqaba, Petra and Wadi Rum.
Under the guidance of H.E. Makram Mustafa Al-Queisi, former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Al Waleh will provide directional advice to the technical team, challenge emerging assumptions and help ensure the strategy reflects Jordanian priorities and practical institutional realities. This advice supports, and does not replace, the technical team’s own research.

Gateway positioning, investment attractiveness and the strategic implications of the Aqaba Liveability Index for visitor experience and destination competitiveness.

Visitor value, community participation and the careful balance between tourism growth and conservation of a world-renowned heritage site.

Nature and adventure positioning that respects environmental sensitivities, enhances visitor experience and widens local economic participation.

Visitor journeys across the three destinations, distinct tourism products and ways to extend length of stay, including faith-based tourism and the Chinese visitor market.
Intermittent and milestone-based, with scope and expert person-days confirmed in the consortium work plan.
Review strategic assumptions, advise on institutional mapping and priority consultations.
Tourism policy and competitive landscape insights; review relevance of international benchmarks.
Advise on positioning, investment themes, institutional feasibility and potential PPP considerations.
Review recommendations, governance assumptions and implementation priorities; join validation discussions.
High-level perspective on the roles and priorities of JTB, MoTA, ASEZA, PDTRA, the Ministry of Investment and relevant private-sector and community bodies, without speaking on their behalf.
Directional observations on tourism investment themes, investor categories, local partnership models, concessions, land leases and potential PPPs for an investor-ready pipeline.
Where a clear need is identified, suggesting relevant contacts and introducing qualified independent research providers, subject to consent, procurement protocols and applicable rules.
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