Oman’s Ministry of Tourism and Oman Air, the national airline of Oman, have announced the launch of “Oman Short Breaks”, a joint project to provide great-value, ready-made holiday packages in various major tourist destinations in Oman, during a launch event held last night (March 18, 2013) at the Atlantis Hotel – The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. The holiday packages include return tickets from Oman Air and accommodation at any of Oman’s wide selection of upscale hotels.
Popular destinations that are featured in the holiday packages include the capital Muscat and Salalah, a popular city in the Dhofar region known for its waterfalls, lime-stone cliffs, beaches and heritage attractions as well as Khasab, in Musandam peninsula.
Ghasi Humaid Al Hashmi, Acting Director General of Tourism Promotion, Oman Ministry of Tourism, said: “The Oman Ministry of Tourism is taking advantage of its strategic partnerships with the key players in the travel and tourism industry to further intensify our campaign to promote Oman’s most attractive tourist destinations. Our continuing collaboration with Oman Air, in particular, has consistently generated very positive results and has contributed in creating greater awareness and interest from a much broader target audience. The ‘Oman Short Breaks’ holiday offerings that we are jointly launching with Oman Air builds on the continuing success of our strategic partnership and seeks to open more opportunities for strategic collaboration in the future.”
Masoud Al-Balushi, Country Manager – UAE, Oman Air said: “The Oman Ministry of Tourism has been actively supporting our projects and this strongly demonstrates the commitment of the government to strengthen the Sultanate’s travel and tourism sector. The ‘Oman Short Breaks’ holiday packages that we have launched reaffirm our strong support to Oman’s vision and serve as an expression of our gratitude to our loyal patrons establishing Oman Air as one of the aviation industry’s top-performing airlines. Moreover, the holiday packages provide visitors with an opportunity to see Oman’s most popular destinations and enjoy upscale hospitality services at highly competitive rates.”
Oman Air currently operates 7 daily flights from Dubai to Muscat, 4 daily flights from Dubai to Salalah, and 3 daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Muscat. Underlining the airline’s commitment to service excellence, Oman Air’s Business Class Seats onboard its A330 fleet has been voted by Skytrax as the Best Business Class Seat in the world for two years in a row, in 2011 and also in 2012. Oman Air passengers can now experience a whole new level of on-ground service with Oman Air’s premium frontend check-in facility exclusively for First Class and Business Class guests, besides Oman Air’s Premium Lounges located at Muscat International Airport.
