Muscat: With Oman's travel and tourism now emerging as one of the main pillars of the economy, Oman Travel Mart (OTM) 2009, the international travel and tourism event of the year, will present various tourism opportunities from February 17 to 19 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre.
"The Sultanate's tourism industry is now halfway towards the attainment of its Vision 2020. It has been generating unprecedented investment initiatives and creating 20,000 new jobs from every US$1 million invested in travel tourism initiatives. As such, OTM, on its 6th successive year provides a special opportunity for tourism investors to showcase a range of tourism opportunities to the rapidly growing lucrative market", said Mr. Atif Khan, Sr. Manager- Trade Fairs of Oman International Trade and Exhibitions (OITE), the event's organizer.
OTM presents a diverse range of tourism initiatives to Omani and international travelers in the Middle East and beyond on the lookout for secure and prime investment opportunities.
Joining OTM's tourism investment pavilion is the Dhofar Tourism Company. Commenting on the event Mr. Osama Mariam, the CEO, quoted "Our participation at OTM 2009 is aimed at meeting prospective business associates and industry colleagues who are also aiming to promote tourism and tourism-related projects."
"Dhofar Tourism Company's projects include development of property into self-sufficient townships built with high sophistication. We are promoting Mirbat Beach Project as one of the newest entries in terms of tourism integrated projects in Oman. With OTM, the market can have a glimpse of what they can expect from this world-class project."
A fresh tourism investment, Mirbat Beach Project features 1500 residential units comprising of town houses, village houses, villas, apartments and over 10,000 sq. m of retail space and 10,000 sq. m of office space. The project also features a second five-star hotel with 300 keys, a 9-hole golf-course, a clubhouse, a water park, a private hospital/clinic with helipad, nursery and child-care facility, as well as, entertainment centre for adults and children.
"Besides Mirbat Beach project, Dhofar Tourism Company will also showcase property investment projects, such as the 5-star Royal Tulip Resort and Spa which is an ideal location for business and leisure. This project is going to open in the 2nd quarter of this year.
"We are targeting to market our projects in the Local, GCC, and European market segments. We are expecting all major tour operators and international hotels to participate in OTM to support tourism and promote greater awareness of tourism-related projects," Mr. Mariam added.
Organized by OITE, OTM will present inbound and outbound tourism opportunities, medical tourism, investment tourism and property tourism all under one roof.
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For more information, please contact Mr. Atif Khan at 92814484 or log on to www.oite.com/otm
© Press Release 2009
