Sunday 08 / June / 2025
March: Oman’s Ministry of Tourism will participate in the 'Riyadh Travel Fair 2019', which will be held from March 28 to 30, at the Al Faisaliah Tower Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This year, the Ministry is collaborating with a number of regional and international travel and tourism leaders to highlight indigenous tourism projects that are a major attraction for Saudi and regional tourists to the Sultanate.
Saleh bin Ali Al Khayafi, Director of Promotion and Marketing, Omani Ministry of Tourism said: “Our participation at the ‘Riyadh Travel Fair 2019’ is to enhance the Sultanate's position on the regional and global tourism map by highlighting the different areas that reflect the local culture and heritage of the Sultanate of Oman”
He added, “The Saudi tourist market is one of the most important markets to us; with the number of tourists to Oman last year exceeding 1,400,000 from the Arabian Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia. In this context, we are keen to launch exceptional tourism programs, projects and initiatives to meet the needs of the GCC tourists and provide a unique travel and hospitality experience. We are confident that our participation this year will provide us with a wide range of opportunities to promote the distinctive features of tourism developments, which aim to provide comfort for the growing number of tourists coming to the Sultanate. The exhibition is a strategic platform for attracting more tourists from Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries in general.”
The exhibitors taking part at the event include Oman Air, Salam Air, Dhofar Municipality and Oman's Ministry of Tourism.
It is projected that 31 hotels and resorts will be opened in Oman in 2019, adding a total 3264 rooms to the market. The number of hotels increased by 12.3% in 2018, resulting to a growth of 7.8% in number of rooms and 28% in number of visitors to Salalah.
