Khaleej Times Online - Dhofar becoming a top holiday spot for Scandinavians
Khaleej Times Online - Dhofar becoming a top holiday spot for Scandinavians: “More and more tourists from the Scandinavian countries are visiting Oman’s picturesque southern Dhofar region, thanks to a vigorous drive by the tourism authorities, including operating direct flights from Sweden to Salalah in cooperation with private tour companies.
Some 2,400 holidaymakers from Scandinavia took advantage of the chartered air services to visit the region during November and December. A total of 26 such flights, one every week, are expected to arrive in Salalah during the current winter season that will continue until April 27.
The Ministry of Tourism has launched a new promotion to activate tourism in Dhofar during seasons other than the immensely popular ‘khareef’ in the summer that last year brought in a record 351,000 tourists, 66,000 more than in 2006.
Around 25 cruise liners have visited Salalah so far this season, accounting for more than 16,000 tourists, ‘an ample indication that the Sultanate in general and Dhofar Governorate in particular has become a tourist destination for tourists coming from different parts of the world,’ a spokesman for the ministry said.
The tourists, he told the official Oman News Agency (ONA) showed a ‘keen interest in visiting Dhofar’s pristine beaches, historical sites and natural scenery.’ “