With a due date of May 2015, Oman’s new National Tourism Strategy aims to address a range of key challenges in the sector. Amongst these is the ongoing issue of human resources, particularly since one of the main rationales for the high-profile focus on the sector is its ability to deliver jobs as well as tourism receipts. Yet in the area of human resources, there is...
As it moves to meet its Vision 2020 goals, the government’s strategy for tourism is critical. Objectives include drawing 12m visitors a year by 2020, and the sultanate’s eighth five-year plan, running from 2011 to 2015, highlights specific investment targets, diversification and development strategies, and marketing campaigns to help the...
As it works to diversify Oman’s tourism industry, the government has identified cruise tourism as potentially lucrative and capable of sustained growth. The sultanate’s 3000-km coastline, strategically located ports and visually striking geography render it well poised to capture this growing market. Port Qaboos in Muscat is already benefitting...
In a country the size of Poland, Oman’s rugged, varied and dispersed terrain has historically constituted a challenge to development. For the tourism industry, though, such dramatic scenery has proven to be a strategic advantage, especially as other GCC countries develop their own potential for tourism. Although its neighbours can lay claim to...
ADJUSTING REGULATIONS: In addition to planning extra events, the authorities instituted legal changes to make visiting the sultanate simpler. On February 20, 2012, the Ministry of Tourism announced new, less costly visa options for short-term travellers. These options include a 10-day...
Steeped in history but with an eye to the future, the northernmost governorate of Musandam is on a development path that will entice both discerning tourists and investors seeking access to the Gulf. In line with the Sultan’s directive to provide essential services infrastructure to all regions, several projects have been initiated in the...
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