Saturday, March 7, 2009

salalah festival




Salalah is the second largest city in Oman. Oman welcomes you to attend the most exciting and interesting Salalah tourism festival 2008. This annual festival is the major attraction and it draws the attention of tourists. This great festival started with a bang by revealing the rich cultural heritage of Oman. This festival is a vivacious one that suits all age groups and is scheduled to be held at the Municipal Recreation Centre, which is the main venue for the whole event. This Salalah tourism festival was earlier named as Khareef festival. The name has been changed to give tourists an appeal in order to promote this tourist destination. The basic motto of this festival is explained by Abdullah Ali Mubarak Al Muqadem. The Salalah festival is all about family get together.
Those who are fond of visiting the Salalah festival think that the months between July and September are the magical months. The basic reason behind organizing this festival at a grand scale is not only to promote tourism however; the motive is to tell the tourists that they should come and visit Salalah during all seasons. This festival sings your own praises by encapsulating various events. You will find events filled with technology events, activities, amusement, education, and displays that are designed to entertain people. Apart from this you can enjoy their rich culture by enjoying the Omani folk dances, operettas and music. Their spellbound performances make you feel the essence of their rich culture. This six week festival starts on 15th July till 31st August. The events organized starts at 4pm everyday and last till midnight.
The popularity of the festival can be calculated by a basic idea that around 2, 50,000 tourists visited the Salalah tourism festival last year and according to Abdullah, this number will get increased this year. The UAE was the single largest contributor when it came to tourists. Nearly, 72,000 tourists visited Salalah. According to the tourists those who have already visited this festival last season, it is the best place for thousands of Gulf tourists seeking to escape from the scorching summertime. This place makes an attractive holiday setting for all. As per the saying of the authoritative bodies of Salalah, they want to make it an international tourist destination and thus; keep on organizing such grand events.
This time the Salalah tourism festival is being divided among four varied categories thus; making it more attractive for the visitors. Apart from the traditional Oman dance and music, tourists can come and enjoy these four events:• The Shopping Village – It starts from July 15 to august 31• Travel Property and Investment Show – from July 19 to 25• Telecom and Technology Show – from July 30 to August 8• Book and Educational Fair – staring from August 23 to 31All these four different shows will be held alongside the Salalah festival. For the first time the tourism festival will show the IT and telecom show in Salalah. It provides the platform to get in touch with the latest technology issues. The ICT products and services will showcase their latest developments in technology domain in order to keep the visitors up-to-date about new products and sources. The venue of the festival showcases the traditional life in the coastal, agricultural and rural communities. The Salalah tourist festival also provides live demonstrations of traditional handcrafts and other popular items. It is said that the popularity of this festival will be bigger in the coming years.
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