Website to help Salalah tourists

MUSCAT: Providing a stressfree travel guide to various attractions, services, activities and places in all the Wilayats of Dhofar, Sayyid Adil Al Busaidi, Advisor of Tourism Affairs, Ministry of Tourism, officially launched the Traveller Oasis website on Sunday.

The website (www.travelleroasis.om) is currently online.

First time visitors to Dhofar will be able to use the website to plan their summer holiday by browsing hotels, restaurants and entertainment as well as making use of a list of phone numbers put up on the website and social me- dia sites associated with Traveller Oasis.

Traveller Oasis is a temporary rest area set up at the Salalah City Gate, staying open 24/7 from June 20 to September 20. The rest area features a number of luxury tents providing useful tourist information, car rental services and holiday planning assistance. “It was set up to act as a rest stop for travellers arriving to Salalah by road. The Oasis creates a welcoming atmosphere for the visitors besides providing free and immediate assistance in bookings, providing tourist information and offering vehicles for rental,” said Al Busaidi.

Al Busaidi stressed the importance of staying abreast of new technological trends as well as to effectively respond to challenges of global competition. He said by using the internet, it will be possible to help tourists obtain the required information effortlessly.

The mobile version of the website will be launched next week on IOS and Android phones in both Arabic and English.

To visit the website, go to: www. travelleroasis.om; Instagram: @Traveller_Oasis; Twitter: @ TravellerOasis; Facebook: TravellerOasisDhofar.