Tourism Breaking News
The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MOHT), hosted The Global Travel Week Middle East, during the period of 4th to 7 March 2023, with the participation of 200 professionals in the field of luxury tourism from around the world, along with 40 local Omani tourism industry key players.
The Global Travel Week Middle East event is B2B type of event organized in cooperation with Travel Weekly Group, a company specializing in organizing tourism activities, that attract tourism companies and tour operators from different countries around the world to meet with their counterparts to strengthen the cooperation between them in the field of tourism.
Top selected tourism companies were selected to carry out familiarization tours in the governorates of Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah and Al Sharqiyah North in order to understand the destination unique selling points. The program included visits to all major tourism attractions including site visits to the Oman luxury hotels and experiences. Such tours will contribute to enhance their efforts in promoting the Sultanate of Oman.
Asma bint Salem Al Hajriya, Deputy Director General for Tourism Promotion at the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism in the Sultanate of Oman said: “Connections Luxury Middle East is a valuable addition to the list of luxury tourism companies and has proven to generate extraordinary value for business of companies in the tourism industry. We are proud to once again to partner with Connections Luxury Middle East as the host partner. This partnership provides an unparalleled platform for the Sultanate of Oman to showcase our rich cultural heritage and diverse tourism offerings to a large audience of leading travel and tourism companies coming from different markets around the globe. The event objective is to connect luxury buyers with Omani suppliers and to facilitate long-lasting business relationships through memorable, shared experiences. During targeted, one-to-one meetings, buyers and suppliers will be able to enjoy authentic Arabian experience while enjoying some of the finest beaches and beautiful landscape of our nature blessed country.”
Greg Reeves, Managing Director of Connections, said: “We are delighted to be back in Muscat to work with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism in hosting our flagship event in the Middle East, while our second edition has grown by 64%, We also welcome new entrants of luxury products, leading suppliers, the press and the selected media to be an inspire for this unique experience in the Sultanate of Oman.
