Oman expects huge footfall of tourists in 2022-2023 season

A huge turnout of tourists is expected to take place during 2022-2023 season, when the number of cruise ships visiting Oman is likely to reach 200, said said Khalid Mohammed Al Azri, Director of Tourism Patterns Department at the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.He said that Oman succeeded in attracting many major companies operating cruise ships, which make regular calls to several ports like the Port of Salalah, the Port of Sultan Qaboos in Muscat and the Port of Khasab. Even before the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of tourists visiting Oman touched 280,000 in one of the tourism seasons, said Khalid Mohammed Al Azri.