As part of it’s Discover Oman specialist training program, Oman Tourism conducted their largest familiarisation trip yet and hosted 60 Indian travel agents and tour operators. The agents selected for this programme travelled on Oman Air from different Indian cities namely Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad.
The hosted group travelled to Muscat, Nizwa, Sharqiyah Sands, Sur and Ras Al Jinz to discover the culture, landscape, monuments and cuisine of Oman. The carefully planned five nights / six days itinerary was intended to arm travel agents with all the information and experiences required to be a true Oman specialist and promote the destination effectively to leisure and MICE groups.
The agents also attended B2B sessions and got an opportunity to network with a wide selection of travel and tourism representatives in Oman– hotels, attractions and DMCs. On the occasion of the B2B session, Maitha Al Mahrouqi, Under Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Oman who met the travel agents said, “Meeting the needs and wants of Indian travelers is important to us as the Indian market represents a great potential for Oman. Passenger numbers have been on a steady increase since the start of our Oman Tourism representative office in 2010. Visitors from India enjoy our beach resorts, travel to our mountains and deserts, as well scuba dive along our coastline.”
Lubaina Sheerazi, India Representative, Ministry of Tourism, Oman said, “A thorough knowledge of Oman and all it has to offer are of fundamental importance in promoting the destination to the appropriate tourists/clients; hence we decided to organise this mega FAM for the travel agents. Of course a week is not enough to expose them to the bountiful beauty and opulence of Oman, but through this initiative we wanted to give them a brief understanding about the diversity of the destination.”
