Amman is the gateway to Jordan and the key national tourism cluster. Therefore the Greater Amman Municipality is a vital and powerful partner in the development of tourism and in the achievement of the growth projections for Jordan’s economy. GAM recognizes the growing importance of tourism. In realization of this goal GAM has committed to create a specific strategy for tourism development and to accord it a higher priority in overall planning, as well as to establish a new organizational structure to fully integrate tourism into GAM’s responsibilities, structures and priorities.