Ministry of Heritage and Tourism reveals its most prominent festivals for 2023 | Times of Oman

Ministry of Heritage and Tourism reveals its most prominent festivals for 2023 | Times of Oman

The festivals aim to stimulate the local tourism movement. (ONA)

Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism revealed today, in a press conference held at the Ministry's headquarters in Muscat, the festivals it is preparing for 2023 with the aim of stimulating the local tourism movement, promoting tourism, heritage and natural components, strengthening Oman's position on the tourism map, and creating added value for the local community through supporting institutions, as well as increasing the number of reservations in hotel establishments.

His Excellency Azzan bin Qasim Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism for Tourism, said: "The Ministry will organize the Desert Adventures Festival in Al Sharqiyah Sands in the Wilayat of Bidiyah in the North A’Sharqiyah Governorate, during the period from January 29 to February 4, which will include a number of different and varied activities." He explained that these events will take on the character of adventure tourism. In the desert, in cooperation with governmental and private agencies, it aims to promote winter tourism in the governorate, and the state of Bidiyah in particular, and to create a community movement to visit the Sharqiya sands and learn about adventure tourism through the experience of visitors.

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