June 02 2010 – A four-star hotel in Al Khuwair, Oman, will be completed soon, said hotel General Manager S.A. Salman Rizvi. Titled the ‘The Platinum’, Rizvi said that this new property is “yet another sign of Oman’s booming tourism sector.” Tourism in Oman is continuing to grow in spite of last year’s financial crisis.
Other tourism projects in Oman include a five-star hotel in Al Buraimi, Jabal Saifa Resort, Salalah Beach Resort, The Sport City at Al Musannah, Hayout Resort in Khasab, Haraf Resort in Khasab, a tourist camp in Nakhal, a tourist restaurant in Darsait, and the newly opened four-star Butterfly Hotel Suites in Sohar, along with Al Aiga Hotel in the Wilayat of Sur, Firaq Hotel and Restaurant in Wilayat of Nizwa, a Convention and Exhibition Centre in Bausher, an Eco-tourism Resort in Ras Al Hadd, Abu al Nakheel Resort in Barka.
The Platinum will have 85 rooms and suites, and has been designed with a GCC type