Oman’s Ministry of Tourism is showcasing several important projects during the 2015 Arabian Travel Market.
Some of the projects include the international airports in Muscat and Salalah, ports of Sultan Qaboos, Salalah and Khasab along with Oman Convention and Exhibition Center.
HE Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary, Oman Ministry of Tourism, said: “Oman’s tourism sector is burgeoning with activity and contributed to the country’s GDP which has risen by 2.2% in 2015. We are going in the right direction by upgrading our tourism-related infrastructure projects to cater to growing number of tourists.”
The ongoing construction of a new terminal at Salalah Airport will increase its capacity to handle one million passengers annually, while new airport in Muscat will be able to handle 12 million passengers per annum in the first stage of its expansion.. The sea ports have handled nearly 300,000 cruise passengers have passed through ports of Sultan Qaboos, Khasab and Salalah in 2014.
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