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Times of Oman
18-05-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Oman to participate in IMEX Frankfurt 2025 on Tuesday
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman will participate on Tuesday in IMEX Frankfurt 2025, one of the world's leading specialised exhibitions for the incentive travel and conferences sector. The 3-day event will be held in Frankfurt, Germany. Through this participation, Oman aims to promote its diverse tourism offerings and boost its position as a premier destination for incentive travel, conferences, and exhibitions. This participation aligns with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism's strategy to attract business tourism and international events, as well as to enhance the tourism sector's contribution to GDP. The meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions market is a key pillar supporting this direction. Oman's pavilion at the expo will feature 17 tourism companies, institutions, and hotel establishments representing the country's tourism sector. These include tour operators, event and conference organizers, and Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre. Khalid Waleed Al Zadjali, Director of the Oman Convention Bureau at the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, emphasised the importance of participating in this exhibition, which serves as a key opportunity to connect with leading global business tourism and event organisers. He noted that Oman will showcase its advanced capabilities in hosting international conferences, exhibitions, and meetings. He added that the participation will focus on building strategic partnerships with industry leaders* and exploring new opportunities to attract high-profile events, further enhancing Oman's regional and global standing.
Observer
03-05-2025
- Business
- Observer
Oman to host events on large scale in future
Muscat: In the coming years, one can expect the Sultanate of Oman to host events on a large scale, similar to what is seen in other countries, said a senior official of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism. Speaking to the Observer, Khalid al Zadjali, director of Oman Convention Bureau, said, "There is no specific timeline, but we certainly have such plans and are working on meetings and conferences that can bring thousands of people to the country. We have nice airports, hotels and road infrastructure, among other things." Speaking about the Arabian Travel Market, he said it is one of the top three events worldwide and provides an important platform and opportunities to meet our counterparts from various source markets. We are also focusing on promoting Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) in the Sultanate of Oman. We see growth in the MICE market and are working with hoteliers, agents and those who come for these events." There has been a growth of around 7 to 8 per cent in the MICE market. "We also support and promote Salalah as a second destination after Muscat. Salalah is the only city in the Gulf area that can be visited year-round," he said. Some events were conducted last year in September, which could also be held in October. Regarding offering connectivity to visitors, he said Oman Air has been covering major cities such as India, one of the strong source markets, as well as flying to the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and now Amsterdam." Al Jabal Al Akhdhar has iconic selling points for the MICE market and there are some packages available as incentives. It is a unique destination and different from beach properties. Oman is also targeting more than 140 countries that participate in these events.
Observer
01-05-2025
- Business
- Observer
Oman will host events on a large scale in the future
A senior official of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism said that in the coming years, the Sultanate of Oman will host large-scale events like those in other countries. Speaking to the Observer at the Arabian Travel Market, Khalid bin Zadjali, director of the Oman Convention Bureau, said, "There is no specific timeline, but we certainly have such plans and are working on meetings and conferences that can bring thousands of people to the country. We have nice airports, hotels, and road infrastructure, among other things. Speaking about the Arabian Travel Market, he said it is one of the top three events around the world, and gives us an important platform and opportunities to meet our counterparts from various source markets. We are also focusing on promoting Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) in the Sultanate of Oman. We see a growth in the MICE market are working with the hoteliers, agents, including those who come for these events." He added, "We have a strong partnership with Marriott Hotels, and we launched an incentive program. So any groups through these hotels come to the Oman Convention Bureau. We are also working on the Saudi Market."There has been a growth of around 7 to 8% in the MICE market. We also support and promote Salalah as a second destination after Muscat. Salalah is the only city in the Gulf area where one can visit year-round."Some events were conducted last year in September, which can be held even in October. Jabal Akhdar has iconic selling points for the MICE, and there are some packages as incentives. It is a unique destination and different from beach properties. Oman is also targeting more than 140 countries that participate in these events. On offering connectivity to visitors, "He said Oman Air has been covering major cities such as India, which is one of the strong source markets, besides. flying to the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, and now Amsterdam."
