In pictures: A new era begins in Oman's tourism

Oman’s tourism investment arm, Omran, has completed various strategic acquisitions by taking over or receiving shareholdings in 8 firms to drive forward tourism development and investment in the Sultanate..
It has also spent the last six months meeting around 40 investors for its projects, including Mina Sultan Qaboos and Madinat Irfan.
Omran Chief Executive Officer James Wilson, in an exclusive interview at Al Mouj, with the Times of Oman, has also revealed that the flagship Sultan Qaboos port redevelopment is moving rapidly to construction start with a number of investors and that currently Omran has at least OMR300 million worth of tourism projects “under construction” across Oman.