Oman ranks first in GCC for sustainable tourism

Oman ranks first in GCC for sustainable tourism

Published 13 Mar,2021 via Muscat Daily - Oman is ranked first in the GCC and third in the Arab world in the Sustainable Travel Index 2020 released by Euromonitor International on March 12.

According to the index, Scandinavia is leading by example in its engagement and progress towards sustainable travel, with Sweden ranked first, followed by Finland, Austria, Estonia and Norway.

These findings extracted from the new Sustainable Travel Index, developed by Euromonitor International, assesses 99 country destinations through the lens of country risk, environmental, social and economic sustainability, as well as sustainable tourism demand, transport and lodging.

Among the GCC countries, Oman is ranked 57th, followed by UAE (58th), Bahrain (70th), Saudi Arabia (72nd), Kuwait (82nd) and Qatar (86th).

In the Arab world, Jordon (43rd) and Israel (45th) are ranked higher than Oman. The sultanate is also listed among the most improved countries for Economic Sustainability in the Index.

According to a report titled Top Countries for Sustainable Tourism, which