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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Ministry marks National Day by honouring tourism volunteers

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MUSCAT: The Ministry of Tourism on Thursday celebrated the 47th Glorious National Day, in addition to honouring volunteers in tourism initiatives, projects and campaigns under the auspices of Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamad al Mehrzi, Minister of Tourism.


Abdulla bin Salim al Hajri, Assistant Director General for Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism, said that tourism efforts have resulted in an increase in tourism flows to the Sultanate. The number of tourists arriving in the Sultanate until September of this year was 2.4 million with 364 hotels providing 19,832 rooms. He pointed out that the number of visitors to the Sultanate in 2016 amounted to 3,151,000 visitors.


The ceremony included honouring a number of individuals, institutions and employees involved in the work and voluntary teams in the tourism sector in recognition of the Ministry of Tourism for the efforts made by them in the voluntary work aimed at serving the tourism sector. — ONA


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