AL sawadi Beach

This beach is located in Barka about 70 km from  Alsahwa Tower revival across the road to Sohar. It has a beautiful rocky  island that spread near the beach. Also, It is considered an appropriate location of a population of migratory birds and endemic in the seasons of the annual migration of birds, and you can do hobby riding exercise in  the beach because it has small boats. It is the most beautiful places in this beach is that there is one bays of attractions, which attract the tourists to visit it. Also, they are many beautiful birds which come to it such as birds herons and Wader and a bird gull with black head, which frequently is usually in the months of January and February of each year. In addition, we ability to see some hawks Which is usually you visit this place from March until October each year.

Tourism in Oman:

Tourism in Oman:

We our belief in the importance of the tourism sector and being a growth industry at the global level where he became a one proceeds fundamental to many countries of the developed world and given the love of God our country from the diversity of environmental and geographical factors could make him one of the main stations for that purpose in the region, we made the decision establishment of the Ministry dealing with this vital sector namely the Ministry of Tourism and we hope that those who made it to step up to adopt procedures and put steps to ensure its development in the near future

 Oman has many viable tourist and distinct position intermediate gateway between east and west, history and ancient civilization that has continued since early with other urban centers in the world across the seas in excess of Omanis in the exploration prospects to the Far East and the West.

In addition to biodiversity between plain and mountain, plateau and the coast, one that provides diverse climate provides a sun bright, warm in winter Balboadi and urban, and breezes fresh free from humidity with moderate temperatures in summer in the Green Mountain, with the monsoon and drizzle of rain and clouds and the breeze refreshing in the autumn season Governorate Dhofar.

In addition to the characteristic of the countryside and coastal areas of the attractions

for the organization of desert safaris, water sports and beaches clean period, in

addition to all that diversity of popular tradition in the arts and traditional handicrafts..

Among the most prominent of these determinants also stability and security resulting

from political stability, which allows it to drive tourists roam throughout the Sultanate

in various safe to himself and his property, and coinciding with all forms of

assistance, hospitality and warm reception from the citizens.

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited."^]

Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2008, there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 1.9% as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew to US$944 billion (euro 642 billion) in 2008, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 1.8%^]

As a result of the late-2000s recession, international travel demand suffered a strong slowdown beginning in June 2008, with growth in international tourism arrivals worldwide falling to 2% during the boreal summer months.^[3]

This negative trend intensified during 2009, exacerbated in some countries due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, resulting in a worldwide decline of 4% in 2009 to 880 million international tourists arrivals, and an estimated 6% decline in international tourism receipts.^[4]

Tourism is vital for many countries, such as Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Spain, Malaysia and Thailand, and many island nations, such as The Bahamas, Fiji, Maldives, Philippines and the Seychelles, due to the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services, such as airlines, cruise ships and taxicabs, hospitality services, such as accommodations, including hotels and resorts, and entertainment venues, such as amusement parks,

casinos, shopping malls, music venues and theatres

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