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Τετάρτη 25 Απριλίου 2018

Oman expects more than 3.3 mln visitors in 2018 and 500,000 jobs in tourism sector by 2040





Αποτέλεσμα εικόνας για Oman expects more than 3.3 mln visitors in 2018 and 500,000 jobs in tourism sector by 2040


Oman eyes on investors to develop a series of tourism projects, including a $5 billion scheme, as part of a strategy to triple visitors to the country by 2040 in a drive to diversify its economy and create jobs for young nationals.

The Sultanate of Oman will spigot the investors to finance a mixed-use tourism project in Salalah worth at least $5bn for the first phase, Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary of Oman’s tourism ministry, told The National at the Arabian Travel Market exhibition in Dubai on Monday. The plan will be presented to investors by year-end, marking the first of 14 tourism destinations open to investment.
  
The tourism projects in Musandam, Dakhiliya and Muscat will be open to investors by the end of next year. It was followed by projects in Sharqiyah and Shamal al Batna in 2020.

This tourism drive is part of Oman’s policy to boost international visitor numbers to 11.7 million from 3.3 million currently and create 500,000 jobs in tourism for Omanis by 2040. To do this, it selected 14 so-called tourism clusters across Oman to develop as key attractions for tourists and promote internationally.

The Sultanate of Oman has smaller oil reserves and government savings than its wealthier neighbours, making it vulnerable to the low crude prices that depressed growth across the Arabian Gulf region.

Oman aims to draw eight percent more tourists this year, up from the 3.3 million visitors in 2017 and boost the tourism sector’s contribution to GDP to an average of 3.2 percent compared to 2.8 percent last year.