DRMumbai: Oman Tourism along with Cox & Kings Ltd. hosted a Cocktail and Dinner evening in Delhi and Mumbai on April 11 and 13, respectively. Around 40-45 attendees, the movers and shakers of various corporate entities, were present at the networking session to discuss Oman’s emergence as the next big hub for corporate events and MICE groups.
Lubaina Sheerazi, India Representative, Ministry of Tourism, Oman, said: “The Ministry of Tourism is fully committed towards enhancing the MICE sector to help the Sultanate achieve its potential to be a first class destination.”
“Conducting networking session for corporate organisations gave us an opportunity to showcase to them various MICE offerings. For this, we feel privileged to be associated with Cox & Kings Ltd. Being a short-haul destination from India with excellent air connectivity from major Indian cities, world-class hotels and easy availability of Indian food, Oman makes an ideal MICE destination.”
Khalid Al Zadjali, Director, Oman Convention Bureau, said: “The Oman Convention Bureau (OCB) was established under The Ministry of Tourism in 2016 to take care of the MICE business in Oman. This was successfully taken forward in 2017 with the development of Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), to support international and local organisations in hosting large events.”
“Also, the brand new Muscat International Airport is fully equipped to accommodate close to 20 million passengers, annually. With new international hotel chains that have recently opened in Oman and many more to launch soon, we are seeing a considerable increase in the number of rooms and venues in the country.”
“The recent revision in visa regulations (granting of Visa on Arrival for non-sponsored tourist visa for certain categories), increasing number of flights from India to Oman, diversification of tourism products and the upcoming phase II of OCEC will bring momentum to MICE tourism. The potential of India as an outbound market has always attracted us to aggressively focus our promotional efforts in this market. The exotic, adventurous, historic, remarkable and geologically stunning Oman offers an authentic Arabian experience to MICE groups who visit the Sultanate,” he said.
