London: A great number of visitors were received at the Sultanate’s pavilion at the World Travel Market which has concluded here.
The visitors showed their admiration for the unique diversity of tourism and environment of the Sultanate, in terms of the natural and geographical locations, history and originality of the Omani life.
The Sultanate, was represented by the Ministry of Tourism, at the WTM exhibition in the British capital. A number of activities, including specialised workshops in the tourism sector and official meetings among the participating countries were held.
Maitha bint Saif Al Mahrouqiyah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism, headed the delegation of the Sultanate with the participation of 20 institutions, companies, hotels and tourism from the tourism sector in the Sultanate under the umbrella of the Ministry of Tourism.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism participated on the sidelines of the exhibition at the World Summit of Ministers, heads of tourist bodies and heads of delegations participating in the exhibition organised by the World Tourism Organisation to discuss the most important issues and challenges facing the tourism sector globally at the governmental level in the presence of decision makers.
The Sultanate’s pavilion witnessed several official meetings with participants from government delegations, investors, businessmen, bodies, institutions and travel and tourism companies.
The specialists presented information and video presentations of the most important tourist and historical sites, and publications that help in the promotion and introduction of tourist places in the Sultanate.
This year’s event saw over 80 workshops spanning over three days, covering the latest developments in the key sectors of the tourism industry, including aviation, hospitality, hotels, incentive tourism, sports tourism, responsible tourism, social networking, travel technology and more.