Hilton Salalah has linked up with Oman Air and Kuwait Airways to offer Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) residents a special Khareef Holiday package, including return flight, three nights accommodation, free stay for children, breakfast, taxes and airport transfers until September 20, 2002.
Visitors this summer will also be able to enjoy the annual Khareef Festival which runs until 31 August 2002 and provides entertainment including traditional folklore, dancing and fashion shows.
The 147-room Hilton, the only five-star property in Salalah, provides a private beachfront with white sandy beaches and sea-views. The hotel has three restaurants. Other facilities include a bar, nightclub, heated swimming pool, two floodlit tennis courts and fitness center. In addition, banqueting and conference facilities are available for up to 250 people.
Salalah, which lies in the extreme south of Oman, is known for its greenery, coconut palms and the annual Khareef, or monsoon season, when the area experiences tropical rains and cool temperatures. Khareef in Salalah also marks the wedding season, when traditional Omani wedding celebrations take place throughout the city.
“While the rest of the Gulf bakes in the heat during the summer, Salalah is able to offer beautiful scenery, mild temperatures and a variety of entertainment and culture for a truly memorable break. With the early arrival of the monsoon this year, visitors can enjoy the pleasant clime of around 20 degree Celsius,” a company press release explained.
Gearing up for the summer rush, both Oman Air and Kuwait Airways will operate more flights to Salalah. In addition to flights from Al Ain, Doha, and Kuwait City via Muscat, Oman Air will introduce in July, three direct weekly flights from Dubai and one direct from Abu Dhabi to Salalah. Flights from Jeddah and Manama are operated on a code-share agreement with Gulf Air. Kuwait Airways has also introduced for the first time, a direct weekly flight from Kuwait City via Dubai to Salalah.
Hilton International currently operates 27 hotels in the Middle East—14 hotels in Egypt, eight hotels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), three in Saudi Arabia and one each in Bahrain and Oman. Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton International, a subsidiary of Hilton Group plc, have a worldwide alliance to market Hilton, collectively offering over 2,000 hotels in more than 50 countries worldwide. — (menareport.com)
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