OCCI to organize Oman Desert Tourism Forum in January

OCCI to organize Desert Tourism Forum in January 2024

Bidiya: The tourism components of the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate constitute a tourist attraction due to the diversity of the terrain, nature and specific tourist places, which helps it attract a large number of visitors and tourists from inside and outside the Sultanate of Oman.

To enjoy its diverse atmosphere and tourist places, and to encourage private sector institutions to hold tourism forums that highlight these components.

The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) in the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate is organizing the activities of a desert tourism forum in the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate in the Wilayat of Bidiyah, under the title “Oman Desert Tourism Forum,” with the participation of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, and a number of governmental and private institutions, which will be launched next January 24, and attended by a number of officials. In the investment and tourism sectors, officials of travel and tourism companies, desert reserves, and owners of projects related to the desert winter season.

Salah bin Salem Al Hajri, Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry branch in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate, explained that the forum will be implemented for the first time at the level of the Sultanate of Oman, and is considered of great importance to shed light on investment and economic activity in the desert tourism sector in the governorate with all its specializations and types, which include: The laws regulating this sector, the investment opportunities available to investors from inside and outside the Sultanate of Oman, the cultural and social dimension of desert tourism, and the Gulf experiences in this aspect.

He said that the “Oman Desert Tourism Forum” will work to highlight the tourism components, the cultural and historical heritage, the diversity of tourism patterns that the desert of the Sultanate of Oman enjoys, and its importance as a tourist attraction point for tourists locally and internationally, indicating that the announcement will be made in cooperation with other bodies. About qualitative initiatives preparing to launch specialized training courses in the field of tourism media, with the aim of developing and developing the people of the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate region working in this field.

Salah bin Salem Al Hajri added that preparations for the forum began early, as many meetings were held in which the topics that the forum would present were determined and the committees and teams that would be entrusted with the task of organizing the forum were formed. He pointed out that the forum will present working papers dealing with investment opportunities in desert tourism, legislation and laws in desert tourism, the reality of this tourism and its cultural and social dimensions.