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"We chose Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa as an important venue for Gulf Air conferences and events for several reasons," says Gulf Air Head of Sales Mahfood Al Harthy.
"The state-of-the-art conference facilities, the unique location and the superbly appointed 680 luxury rooms perfectly fit in with Gulf Air's requirements as an international airline with the biggest network in the Middle East connecting Europe, Far East, Africa and the Indian sub-Continent. We foresee plenty of business opportunities in Oman in the coming months."
Oman is one of the two strategic partners of Gulf Air and with more flights operating out of Oman from this summer, passenger traffic into and out of Oman is bound to grow.
Besides, the sustained marketing strategies adopted by the Government especially the appointment of market-based representatives in major European countries has resulted in the increasing flow of tourists to Oman and the infrastructure development in Oman's hospitality sector, notably the recently opened Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, has complemented the robust tourism growth of the country.
"Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa is delighted to welcome Gulf Air's worldwide Sales and Marketing conference to our recently opened, spectacular new resort," says Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa General Manager Desmond Hatton.
With three differentiated hotel products, a Shangri-La branded Chi Spa, 500m of "lazy river", three private beaches, a wide selection of very high quality food and beverage outlets, a dive centre, marina, 1,000 seat open air amphitheatre and Omani Heritage Village the resort will, when fully open, increase the five star room category by 60 per cent, add great variety to culinary opportunities in the city and present a state of the art Conference and Banqueting facility with a capability of hosting functions up to 1,000 persons.
"The partnership of Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa with Gulf Air, as two very high profile organisations within the tourism sector, greatly raises the profile of Oman as a tourist destination and we look forward to a long and fruitful business relationship," concludes Hatton.
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
