UN meeting explores challenges in tourism

UN meeting explores challenges in tourism

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, hosted the 50th meeting of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for the Middle East in Muscat on Wednesday.The meeting deals with a number of topics related to developing the tourism sector in the region.Moreover, the regional commission’s meeting highlighted the action programme of the organisation during 2023-2024, as well as the priorities of the commission, which include medical tourism, tourism investment and means of funding joint regional tourism products.Salim bin Mohammed al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, pointed out that the meeting touched on challenges facing the tourism sector. These challenges require joint efforts and regional cooperation to find sustainable solutions and develop strategies that serve achieving joint aspirations.

Al Mahrouqi added that the Arab region is witnessing noticeable growth in the tourism field. This, in turn, the minister explained, increases the need for utilising this growth to contribute to economic development in general and to provide job opportunities and sustainability in particular.On his turn, Ahmed Aqil Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pointed out that the tourism sector undertakes a main role in augmenting the growth of the international economy and