| Travel and Tourism in Oman | | | | regional travel and tourism hub, increasing the |
| Travel And Tourism in Oman report offers a | | | | contribution of the market to GDP to not less than 3%, |
| comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. | | | | increasing the participation of the private sector and |
| It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car | | | | activating its role in the development of various tourism |
| rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the | | | | activities, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), and |
| leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key | | | | increasing the Omanisation (the replacement of |
| factors influencing the market, including background | | | | expatriate workers with local ones) percentage of the |
| information on disposable income, annual leave and | | | | market to 80%. The healthy growth of travel and |
| holiday taking habits. | | | | tourism in 2008 along with the investment initiatives |
| Why buy this report | | | | underway and the growing worldwide awareness of |
| * Get insight into trends in market performance | | | | Oman's tourism potential are just some of the |
| * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving | | | | indicators that the sultanate is on track with its Vision |
| change | | | | 2020. |
| * Identify market and brand leaders and understand | | | | The crisis takes its toll on Oman |
| the competitive environment | | | | As the global financial crisis struck in the second half of |
| Product coverage | | | | 2008, Oman was not immune. On the macroeconomic |
| Car rental; Demand factors; Health and wellness | | | | level, the government has released its approved 2009 |
| tourism; Tourism flows domestic; Tourism flows | | | | budget highlighting a deficit of OR0.8 billion or around |
| inbound; Tourism flows outbound; Tourism receipts and | | | | US$2.1 billion. In addition, Oman's economic growth is |
| expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel | | | | expected to decline to three percent in 2009 as the |
| accommodation; Travel retail | | | | crisis weighs. The travel and tourism industry posted |
| Executive summary | | | | lower growth in 2008; however, this decline does not |
| Oman's travel and tourism industry: halfway through | | | | fully capture the full effect on Oman, given the fact |
| achieving Vision 2020 | | | | that Oman's high season of arrivals – Muscat |
| Oman's travel and tourism industry is now halfway | | | | Festival and Khareef Salalah Festival – ended |
| towards achieving its Vision 2020. The latter revolves | | | | before the financial crisis took its toll on arrivals. |
| around five areas of focus establishing Oman as a | | | | |