Salalah: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism organizes a number of promotional programmes with the aim of attracting international tourism to enhance the tourism sector’s contribution to the national economy.
Khalid bin Mohammed al Azri, Director of the Department of Tourism Patterns at the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, said that the ministry, as part of its efforts to advance cruise ships and yachts in the Sultanate of Oman, cruise ship Vasco da Gama called at the Port of Salalah with 437 passengers on board.
The tourist programme, which lasted for five days, included tours to the Land of Frankincense and the most prominent heritage landmarks and tourist destinations of the Dhofar Governorate, Al Azri said noting that after the Port of Salalah the vessel’s next stop will be at Port Sultan Qaboos in the Muscat Governorate. The tourist programme is in line with the Sultanate of Oman’s constant efforts to enhance its position as a global tourist destination.
Al Azri explained that the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism looks forward to continuing cooperation with international tourism companies to attract tourists to the Sultanate of Oman following the success it achieved in attracting cruise ship Vasco da Gama.
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