Oman- Over 200 attend OFA event to promote tourism in sultanate

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- To support the booming tourism sector of the sultanate, the Oman Friendship Association (OFA) held an event titled 'Oman Tourism: Gearing up for the future' at the Kempinski Hotel Muscat on Sunday.

The event was held under the patronage of H E Maitha bint Saif al Mahrouqiyah, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Tourism. Over 200 executives from private companies in the tourism sector as well as high-level ministry officials attended the event.

Hind Bahwan, chairperson of OFA, in a statement said, 'The tourism sector has shown exponential of growth in the past few years and we should keep up this momentum. Oman has become a popular destination given its scenic beauty and exotic locations, well preserved heritage and culture, and most importantly, hospitality. This event will bring together key people from the industry in an effort to further promote tourism.'

Hind added, 'Prior to the event, four famous French bloggers had been invited to travel to Oman and make regular posts about the places they visited. Elisa and Maxime from Best Jobers are important bloggers/influencers with a reach of 38,000 on Facebook and 86,200 on Instagram. Maxime plays the photographer and Elisa is the writer. Ensuring that the bloggers come from different walks of life, Anne from Anne & Dubndidu, an athletic blogger with a reach of 114,500 on Instagram, was also invited along with passionate photographer Osmany Tavares who has 15,700 followers on Instagram. OFA is encouraging everyone to follow these enthusiastic bloggers.'

Two panel discussions at the event threw light on the existing capabilities and future strategies of Oman to leverage tourism as a key driver of economic growth and social development.

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