Oman Continues to Attract Regional and International Tourists During Arabian Travel Market 2018

Oman remains to take the spotlight from visitors and exhibitors at the recurring Arabian Traveling Market 2018 being held at the Dubai World Trade Center, more highlighting the phenomenal visitor destinations of the Sultanate as one of the most sought-after locations in the center East and all over the world. A prominent delegation led by the Oman Ministry of Tourism has been actively advertising its latest tourist and growth jobs focused on meeting the needs of an ever-growing numbers of travelers. The number of hotel establishments enhanced from 337 facilities in 2016 to 367 facilities 2017 by 8.9%.

Oman's participation at ATM 2018 is targeted at additional strengthening its regional existence complying with the development in passion to check out Oman, with the ongoing boost in the number of tourists throughout the holiday season. This has caused the launch of a broad range of tourist packages using marketing programs, recreational activities and expeditions. The tourism industry has increased its different promotional projects and activities especially during the summertime, where the Sultanate is known for its awesome touristic sites such as 'Khareef Dhofar, 'Jebel Akhdar', 'Jebel Shams', 'Al Ashkharah', along with the shores of the central districts and Dhofar. Marine tourism is just one of one of the most popular activities, with an increasing need for marine tasks in the summertime, typically at Al Khairan coasts, 'Al Mouj Marina' in Muscat, 'Al Masnaah' at the coast of Batinah, and 'Bukha' in Sur, in addition to various other water activities, skis and kites shows.

H.E. Maitha Saif Majid Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourist, Oman, noted that the Ministry is committed to drive initiatives that would certainly enhance international site visitors. She admired the positive steps taken by the Sultanate of Oman to attract even more travelers which brought about among its latest resolutions allowing Indian, Chinese and Russian vacationers that hold Schengen, Australian, American or Canadian visa, to enter Oman for tourist purposes.

H.E included: "We continue to embrace strategies aimed at supplying modern infrastructure to guarantee the convenience and comfort of vacationers and give them with a remarkable experience during their stay in Oman. Our favorable expectation is enhanced with the implementation of a series of quality tasks in between 2015 and 2018, including the opening of costs resorts in all Governorates along with add even more first-rate facilities. All these efforts remain in line with our goal to satisfy the objectives of Oman's Tourism Approach 2040 which targets more than 11 million local and international tourism visits by then."

H.E. Al Mahrouqi ended: "The Oman Ministry of Tourism is leading the promotion of the nation's most competitive and attraction destinations - from its geographic place as an entrance in Middle East and West to its rich historical spots as evidence of once existing ancient world. We are driven to implement initiatives, marketing programs and advancement tasks are that would increase the contribution of tourist to 10 percent to the GDP by 2040. The Arabian Travel Market 2018 is an ideal platform to introduce the unique benefits of visiting Oman, which is successfully coming to be amongst the leading locations during winter. We keep locating remedies that would certainly provide a much more reliable and efficient solutions to visitors checking out Oman, including the recent implementation of e-Visa services for the non-GCC site visitors, the opening of the new Muscat International Airport, which has actually advanced its facilities and solutions to fit large numbers of guests and is currently capable to get the largest aircrafts in the world."

The Omani delegation consists of more than 25 tourist establishments from Oman highlighting the new developments in Oman which include the Crown Plaza at Oman Convention & Exhibition Center; Centara Muscat Hotel; Somerset View Muscat, Grand Millennium Muscat; Sheraton Hotel; Golden Tulip Roy; Musk by Shaza Al Mouj; Sundus Rotana; Coral Muscat Hotel & Apartments; Salalah Gardens Hotel; Al Bleed

Resort Salalah by Anantara; Fanar Hotel & Residences; Juweira Boutique Hote; Sifawy Hotel & Boutique in Dhofar Governorate. The Oman pavilion likewise shared the opening of Alila Jabal Akhdar Hotel and Jabal Akhdar Resort by Anantara in A'Dakhiliya Governate, along with the opening of Desert Nights Camp Hotel in Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate, Al Reem Desert Camp in Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, and Radisson Blu Sohar Hotel in Al Batinah North Governorate.