Oman will showcase its tourism capabilities and unique sites in the country in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) at Berlin International Travel and Tourism Fair (ITB 2023 ) from March 7 to 9.
The Omani delegation will be led by Salim Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, reported Oman News Agency (ONA).
ITB Berlin is the world’s largest tourism industry fair. It brings together countries, tourist destinations, tour operators, airlines, travel agents, booking agents and hotels.
The fair will include bilateral meetings between specialists in the Omani tourism sector and their counterparts abroad with the aim of promoting tourism exchange. This edition of the Berlin International Travel and Tourism Fair 2023 (ITB), comes with the tourism sector’s recovery from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The statistical data for 2022, showed that the Sultanate of Oman received about 2.9 million visitors by the end of December 2022, recording an increase of 348.2 per cent, compared with the same period of 2021.
The data also showed that the total hotel revenues in Oman in 2022, reached RO186 million ($466 million).
The volume of investments targeted in the tourism sector during 2021 to 2023 stands at RO3 billion. Work is underway in various investment projects related to tourism that worth RO1.7 billion.
Oman to showcase tourism attractions at ITB Berlin
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