Sur is the Arab Tourism Capital 2024
Published: 08:12 AM,Dec 15,2023 | EDITED : 12:12 PM,Dec 15,2023
Muscat: The Wilayat of Sur in the South al Sharqiyah Governorate was chosen on Thursday as the capital of Arab Tourism for the year 2024, during the 26th meeting of the Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism in Doha.
This selection considered several criteria including the availability of infrastructure and tourism resources, tourism activities, policies for preserving the environment, and the presence of archaeological sites dating back to different periods, several of which have been included in the World Heritage List.
Azzan bin Qasim al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism for Tourism, said in a statement that the selection of the Wilayat of Sur comes as an embodiment of the efforts made by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism and other relevant parties to host the Wilayat of Sur for this important title.
This selection considered several criteria including the availability of infrastructure and tourism resources, tourism activities, policies for preserving the environment, and the presence of archaeological sites dating back to different periods, several of which have been included in the World Heritage List.
Azzan bin Qasim al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism for Tourism, said in a statement that the selection of the Wilayat of Sur comes as an embodiment of the efforts made by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism and other relevant parties to host the Wilayat of Sur for this important title.