(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Taking a cue from the Italian and other international experiences, the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has invited citizens to apply for licences so that they can use their homes and lanes as inns and heritage hotels for tourists
During his visit to Italy, H E Ahmed bin Nasser al Hamad al Mehrzi, Minister of Tourism, was briefed about the Italian experience of taking advantage of heritage homes in the old alleys and heritage houses and converting them or part of them into hotel rooms as their contribution to the tourism sector.
MoT has urged the local community to transform their old neighbourhoods and houses into heritage inns to support existing hotel facilities and add more value to heritage homes. Some citizens are turning their houses into heritage inns in the wilayats of Nizwa, Al Hamra and Manah in Dakhliyah governorate. The licences will be granted according to the heritage classification system.The ministry has urged citizens who have old houses to apply for licences at the ministry or its offices in the governorates. This would add to the hotel establishments of the country and increase the number of rooms for accommodating tourists.
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