Shura to host tourism minister on Sunday

MUSCAT: Majlis Ash’shura will host Salim bin Mohammad al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism on Sunday who will present a five-point statement.

This was stated by Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed al Nadabi, Secretary-General of Majlis Ash'Shura. He added that the council will allocate its 11^th ordinary session for discussing the minister’s statement.

Shaikh al Nadabi noted that the first part of the statement will discuss the impact of the Covid-19 on the tourism sector, including its contribution to the Tenth Five-year Development Plan (2021-2025)

The second part, Shaikh Al Nadabi said will discuss the development of legislation governing the tourism sector and modernizing the executive regulations of the tourism act. This is in addition to preparing the tourism governance system and the outcomes of the Tanfeedh programme.

The ministry’s third axis will discuss the future of marketing and tourism promotion through referring to the tourism marketing goals and activating the meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE), the Secretary-General of Majlis Ash’shura said adding that the fourth axis will focus on human resources in the tourism sector and the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism market.

He noted that the fifth axis will focus on aspects related to the heritage sector by explaining the ministry’s policies, plans and programmes for the heritage sector.