10 February 2016
Initiative to act as Marketing and Sales Think Tank for Oman

Omran aims to bring key sales and marketing and executives within the real estate & tourism sectors

Initiative to foster collaboration and engagement amongst industry e key players

To increase levels of collaboration within the real-estate & tourism sectors, the Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) has announced the 'Oman Marketing Inc' initiative that will act as a Think Tank to bring together Oman's marketing and communication professionals and executives operating within the real-estate & tourism sectors in order to explore ideas and means of improving and consolidating the current marketing efforts across the Sultanate.

In light of the initiative, Omran will host a sales and marketing summit, as first of a series of events, designed to foster dialogue, promote industry-wide collaboration and align marketing efforts, public relation campaigns and sales & marketing expenditure across the wider real estate ITC projects and tourism sector. 

The 'Oman Marketing Summit 2016' will be held in Muscat next month, and will invite senior real-estate & tourism players including ITC executives, hotels and resorts' chiefs and sales and marketing executives, travel and hotels, hospitality operators, marketing and branding companies  along with other tourism companies in the real-estate and tourism supply chain

The summit will include focused workshops, panel discussions and selected briefings on the upcoming Tourism and ITC real-estate developments. The initiative aims to draw together real-estate and tourism & hospitality operators in a cohesive and collaborative manner to drive further, open new markets & support the forecasted growth in visitor arrivals in the coming years. 

Commenting on 'Oman Marketing Summit 2016', Omran Head of Corporate Affairs Qais Al Hosni noted, "In essence, we are all telling the story of Oman, its opportunities, beauty, the welcoming hospitality and stunning heritage and drive to secure premium high quality real estate projects and tourism products.

We are all working towards communicating that same message across the different segments of the tourism industry, so it is vital that we as a sector are all aligned in regards to marketing and communication objectives.  Between the real-estate and tourism players here in Oman, there is a wealth of knowledge, insights and innovative ideas.  This summit provides the forum for us to capitalize on that knowledge and collaborate with each other to ensure the continual progress and success of the real estate & tourism sector as a whole."

"Engaging with all stakeholders in the sector underlines our commitment towards transparency and collaboration. This summit will generate enormous value by bringing together all the key players within the real estate & tourism sector to discuss ways where sales & marketing efforts can be aligned, combined and boosted, both within the local market and when promoting Oman internationally.  We need to develop and target new markets. Each one of us has an important role to play, however we must all work together to support the growth of a vibrant and sustainable real estate & tourism sector." He added.

For registration details, participants are requested to send details of their name, company and real estate or tourism activities on OmanMarketingInc@omran.om                       

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ABOUT OMRAN
Oman Tourism Development Company SAOC (Omran) drives the investment, growth and development of the rapidly growing tourism sector in the Sultanate of Oman. The company is the master developer of major tourism, heritage, urban and mixed-use projects, delivering some of nation's most visionary and iconic destinations. As the leading executive government arm for tourism development, Omran has a proven track record of delivering tourism and related projects to a world-class standard, due to our core philosophy of sustainability, transparency and partnering with renowned regional and international investors. Importantly, by working in close collaboration with the local communities, as well as the public and private sector, sustainability is built into every project. The company's portfolio of projects, asset management expertise and investment experience embraces the unique aspects of Oman's culture and heritage, while safeguarding the natural beauty of the country for the future generations.

For further information, please contact:
Sulaiman Ali Al Maqbali, Communication Coordinator
Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran)
Tel: +968 2439 1181
Email: sulaiman.maqbali@omran.om

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