Bring back smoking, say Jordan restaurateurs

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Bring back smoking, say Jordan restaurateurs

Weak demand prompts shisha call Tourism revenue down 4% Tourist numbers fall 7% Bring back smoking! That is how desperate restaurateurs and cafe owners feel in Jordan after a drop in tourism last year, linked primarily to the wars in the Middle East. Among other measures, restaurateurs want the return of the shisha, the waterpipe smoking device that is popular across the Arab world, and over which smokers can spend hours bubbling away in restaur…