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Closer to home!

28/08/2020 Kabeer Yousuf Oman, Oman TOurism

Oman’s domestic tourism is all set to receive a major fillip as the lockdown days are over and more and

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Oman to tap tourists from new markets, including US

22/06/202022/06/2020 Vinod Nair Oman TOurism

Muscat: Oman Tourism will focus on tapping tourists from new source markets, including USA this year, said the Implementation Support

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An iconic landmark planned in Oman?

18/06/202018/06/2020 Oman Observer Oman TOurism

As part of the efforts to make Oman an international tourism destination, the government is working on is initiative to

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Oman hotel revenue Falls 24% in March 2020

06/06/202006/06/2020 Oman Observer Oman TOurism

The total revenue of the Omani hotels in the three-to-five-star category fell by 24 percent to RO54.2 million until the

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690,000 visitors until February this year

25/04/202025/04/2020 Vinod Nair Oman TOurism

Muscat: The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) has released the number of visitors to the Sultanate, hotel guests

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Hotel owners urged to provide free rooms for COVID-19 measures

24/03/202025/03/2020 Oman Observer Oman TOurism

Muscat: The Ministry of Tourism has called on all owners of hotel establishments in Oman across various classifications to cooperate

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Arabian Travel Market postponed to June

10/03/202010/03/2020 Oman Observer Arabian Travel Market, Oman TOurism

Dubai: Reed Travel Exhibitions has postponed Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to June 28 – July 1, 2020, from next month.

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Tourism sector told to take preventive measures

01/03/202001/03/2020 Oman Observer Italy, Muscat, Oman TOurism

The ministry was responding to social media posts that raised concerns over the preventive measures in place as Salalah has been scheduled to get direct flights from Italy.

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4% tax for restaurants in tourist locations

22/12/201923/12/2019 Vinod Nair Oman TOurism

MUSCAT, DEC 22 – Hotels, restaurants and cafes located in tourist areas and managed through franchise contracts will collect 4

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Tourism tax on franchised restaurants from Jan 1

22/12/201922/12/2019 Vinod Nair Oman TOurism

Based on the ministerial decision, the restaurants will deposit the money to the ministry on a quarterly basis in accordance with the rules stipulated in the decision.

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Hotels in Oman report full occupancy for long weekend

26/11/201926/11/2019 Vinod Nair Oman TOurism

On the occasion of 49th National Day celebrations, November 27 -28 are holidays for both public and private sectors in Oman.

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Hotels occupancy rates drop by 7.6%: Report

19/10/201919/10/2019 Oman Observer Oman TOurism

Muscat: The total revenues of the Sultanate’s hotels in the three-to-five-star category rose by 8.2 percent to RO141,329 million till

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Fibre optic network to be lauched in Al Jabal Al Akhdhar

21/09/2019 Oman Observer Al Jabal Al Akhdhar, Oman TOurism

Oman Broadband Company (OBC) will celebrate on Sunday’ the opening of fibre optic network in Al Jabal Al Akhdhar with

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Number of inbound visitors sees increase in July

03/09/2019 Oman Observer Oman TOurism

Muscat: There was an increase of 4.8 per cent in the number of inbound visitors in July compared to the same

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Over 160% jump in tourist arrivals from Russia

28/08/201928/08/2019 Oman Observer Oman TOurism, Russia

Muscat: Continuing its efforts to boost tourist arrivals and promote the breath-taking tourism destinations and hospitality capabilities, the Ministry of