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Tourism plays prominent role in development, progress of societies 27th, September 2015 MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman, alongside the rest of world, yesterday marked the World Tourism Day, which falls on September 27th each year. The theme of this year’s celebration is “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities”. The tourism movement in the Sultanate has witnessed a remarkable growth as the statistical indicators show that over 2 million tourists visited the Sultanate last year. The annual growth during the past ten years (2005-2014) stood at 7.4 per cent. Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamad al Mehrzi, Minister of Tourism, said the tourism industry has witnessed a rapid growth and played a prominent role in the development and progress of societies. He explained that the Omani tourism sector is one of the main pillars for the economic and social development in the country. |