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His
Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said
“I
reaffirm the necessity to give tourism a priority
in the future development programme. This
sector has great potential for growth and
for making an effective
contribution to economic diversification,
since our dear country possesses such splendid
tourist assets such as its historic heritage,
natural beauty, perfect environment, folklore
and traditional industries. In addition, there
is the security, stability and the spirit
of tolerance of the Omani citizens, thanks
to God. The tourism industry is well qualified
to offer career opportunities to Omanis. It
is well capable of serving the aims of regional
development, since its benefits will cover
all regions.
On this basis we should prepare
a newstrategy to develop this sector so it can
stand on its own feet in a severely competitive,
flexible and diversified international market.”
Excerpted from the speech of His Majesty Sultan
Qaboos bin Said on the occasion of the 29th
National Day
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
I am delighted to learn
that the 2007 annual print edition of
DestinationOman is here, after having
won the hearts of everyone with its
previous two issues. The tourism potential
of the Sultanate..
It
feels great to introduce the annual print
edition of DestinationOman
which is into its third year now. You
might recall, that this print edition
was spurred by the immense popularity
enjoyed by our website of the same name
(www.destinationoman.com).
Primarily fuelled
by high international oil prices, the
Omani economy continued its forward momentum
and witnessed strong growth in recent
years.
The
strength of the Omani economy was evident in
the robust expansion in GDP, rising per capita
income, widening surpluses in fiscal more
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