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Times of Oman
19,833 tourists visit Salalah during Eid holidays
September 2010
19,833 tourists visit Salalah during Eid holidays
September 2010
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MUSCAT: Khareef Salalah survey results show that 19,833 tourists visited Salalah from September 10th to 17. According to the survey, 41.6 per cent Omanis visited Salalah during the Eid Al Fitr holidays. The Khareef Salalah survey was kicked off on June 21 by the Ministry of National Economy in cooperation with Ministry of Tourism and Royal Oman Police (ROP). The field work of Khareef Salalah survey project will be concluded today. The results also indicate that 1,762 Emiratis from UAE; 12,219 from Saudi Arabia and 7,164 Asian expatriates visited Salalah. From June 21 to September 17, 256,984 tourists visited Salalah. In 2009, 283,754 tourists visited Salalah. 2010 witnessed an 8.4 per cent dip in the number of tourists visiting Salalah.