{"id":17791,"date":"2024-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/17791\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:58:59","slug":"international-expert-hails-omans-tourism-offering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/17791\/","title":{"rendered":"International expert hails Oman&#8217;s tourism offering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Saeed Al Batouti, Economic Adviser to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwto.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations World Tourism Organisation<\/a> and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/etc-corporate.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Travel Commission<\/a>, has praised \u00a0the Sultanate of Oman&#8217;s unique and diverse tourist attractions as appealing to a wide range of global tourists.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the Oman News Agency, Dr Al Batouti said that Oman tourism has strong, natural, historical, cultural, archaeological, religious, therapeutic, sports and social foundations, backed up by the resources of a modern civilisation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=391921993  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62345 size-fusion-800\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/bhxjuf7jijl31-800x450-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Oman nature: the pink lakes of Al Jazer\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He added that the investment opportunities available in Oman\u2019s tourism sector are promising, thanks to a positive investment climate and the incentives and facilities granted to investors.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=691495685  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62343 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-22-10-2024-at-08.31-600x600-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Said Al Batouti speaking on Omani tourism\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Al Batouti described Oman as one of the best countries for adhering to the principles of sustainability in preserving its natural heritage, biodiversity, cultural heritage and traditional values, while respecting the social and cultural authenticity of the local community.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the deep rooted hospitality of Oman&#8217;s people, who maintain their customs, traditions and local arts, makes the Sultanate attractive for tourists with a wide range of interests.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the stability which Oman offers gives it a strong reputation in global tourism markets.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised the importance of authorities in the tourism sector making further efforts and implementing well-studied marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about tourism in Oman click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/visitors\/tourism-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1388550425  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUR-WADI-SHAB-800x450-1.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62347 size-fusion-800\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Oman nature : Wadi Shab\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Saeed Al Batouti said Oman\u2019s tourism sector offers promising investment 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