The prospect for growth in the travel and tourism industry in Oman is good due to the establishment of the Tourism Ministry.

Dublin (PRWEB) February 16, 2006 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32878) has announced the addition of Travel & Tourism International 2005 - Profile of Oman to their offering

Oman’s ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, has long seen quality tourism as the best means of diversifying the economy from energy and maintaining Oman’s impressive rate of development since 1970. Prior to this, Oman was a closed and isolated country.

The prospects for sector growth are good, with the government providing a good foundation in terms of infrastructure, allowing foreign investment and simplifying visa procedures, abolishing departure tax, creating a Tourism Ministry and having a more focused promotional strategy

This country profile report is part of the Travel and Tourism International subscription. This series provides quarterly tourism profiles of destination countries. Each quarterly issue features six profiles, all providing a cross-section of countries either established or emerging as tourism destinations.

Vital to industry professionals who must accurately evaluate a country’s tourism prospects and capacity, each report pools together the most relevant market-based information and analysis.

The reports are compiled by a global network of industry analysts who provide market-based information as well as detailed, insightful and localised interpretation of facts and figures. Covering 24 individual tourism destinations over a 12 month period.

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