Oman to Host 7th Meeting of GCC Tourism Ministers

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, will host the seventh meeting of their Excellencies the Ministers and their Excellencies the Undersecretaries responsible for tourism in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which will be held during the period from 4 to 5 October 2023, in the Al Dakhiliyah Governorate in the Wilayat of Manah at the Mathaf. Oman through time.

This meeting comes within the framework of the Sultanate of Oman’s presidency of the current session of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, as a continuation of the ongoing Gulf efforts to enhance integration among member states in the tourism sector.

During the meetings, a variety of issues related to the development of the travel and tourism sector in the region will be discussed and the level of awareness of its importance as an engine for development will be raised. Economic and cultural communication.

This hosting will be accompanied by many events, visits and tourism experiences that will be organized for the participating delegations to learn about examples of the tourism advantages that are unique to the Sultanate of Oman, the cultural, natural and civilizational richness, the ancient history and tourist attraction sites that are being invested through the continued implementation of development projects and various tourism sector projects.

It is worth noting that the meetings will be held in the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah, specifically at the Oman Over Time Museum in the Wilayat of Manah. This selection comes to highlight the importance of the museum as an iconic cultural and tourism landmark that embodies the unique tourism components and diverse experiences of the Sultanate of Oman and its ancient history across various times, at a time when it seeks Oman to develop the tourism sector according to a clear vision in the context of the objectives of “Oman Vision 2040”, which is integrated with similar national plans of the sister member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which is crowned by the Gulf Tourism Strategy that was adopted in 2022 and began to be implemented during the year. By 2023 through a group of executive initiatives with ambitious aspirations.