As of 01 May 2013, The Sultanate of Oman will be
changing their weekend to fall on Friday and Saturday rather than the current Thursday
and Friday to bring it in line with the majority
of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with the UAE,
Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait all adhering to the same days. The change will also bring Oman
in line with their financial institutions as the banking sector
has been working to a Friday and Saturday weekend since July 2008.
The
news has been welcomed by businesses in Oman as the decision eases trading with
the international markets both in the Gulf and the Western world, resulting in
further facilitation of Oman’s tourism promotion. “The ‘extra working day’ in
line with the UK markets will benefit communications within the tourism sector
to ensure that tourist figures to Oman continue to rise”, commented Alison
Cryer, the Oman Ministry of Tourism’s UK Based Representative.
For more information please
contact:
Oman Ministry of Tourism
Representative Office in the UK and Ireland
Alison Cryer/Nick Smith
Tel: + 44 (0) 208 877 4501/4504
Visit: www.omantourism.gov.om
