The Hilton Salalah Resort welcomes UAE holidaymakers this summer for Oman’s annual Khareef Festival with direct flights and special packages. The festival, which runs until end of August, celebrates the Dhofar region’s unique culture and heritage amidst mild temperatures, beautiful scenery, misty mountains, and lush greenery.
The Worldwide Resort, which boasts 147 well-appointed deluxe family rooms and executive suites provides an exclusive beachfront and spectacular sea-views, is offering attractive savings for the Khareef Festival this year. With the onset of the Festival, the Hilton Salalah Resort launches an unbeatable package. For only AED 2130 per person from Dubai and AED 2265 per person from Abu Dhabi, UAE residents can fly directly to Salalah for three nights with Oman Air. In addition to return flights and accommodation, the package is inclusive of a daily buffet breakfast, complimentary return airport transfers by the hotel, and all hotel taxes and service charges.
“Salalah has become a popular destination for thousands of Gulf visitors in the summer as a break from the relentless heat,” said Guy Epsom, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton International, Arabian Peninsula. “When the area experiences tropical rains, the mist covers the mountains and there is beautiful greenery everywhere - our resort is the perfect spot to enjoy this unique climate,” he added.
During the cool monsoon season, the Khareef festival features live performances by international Arab stars and Omani singers and dancers, folklore shows, art exhibitions and sales of authentic Omani handicrafts, artistic events, sports and other amusement activities that make for an unforgettable experience.
With two first-class restaurants, the property also features four bars, a nightclub, heated swimming pool, children's pool, two floodlit tennis courts, beach volleyball and a fully equipped fitness centre with a health club, sauna massage and spa services. In addition, banqueting and conference facilities are available for up to 250 people.
“There is an infinite variety of ingredients for a perfect holiday, but enjoyable activity, beautiful scenery, interesting sights, warm hospitality, cool temperatures and good food are on everyone’s list,” explained Epsom.
Salalah has a tropical appearance all year around. In the winter months the coconut, banana and papaya trees are heavy with fruit, making the landscape indistinguishable from any exotic Far East location. For winter holidaymakers, Salalah offers tranquillity and for those who are keen scuba divers the sea in the winter is the ideal time, with calm waters and good visibility. It is also the height of the fishing season when Omani fish, prawn and lobster are at their best.
Hilton International (HI), an operating division of the UK based Hilton Group plc, owns the rights to the Hilton brand name throughout the world, with the exception of the USA, where the Hilton brand is owned and managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC).
HI currently operates 32 hotels in the Middle East – 17 hotels in Egypt, eight hotels in the UAE, three in Saudi Arabia and one each in Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. Hilton's heritage in the Arabian Peninsula stretches back over 30 years, when it became the first international hotel brand to open a property in the UAE - the Hilton Al Ain in 1972. New Hilton properties are under development in Jeddah - Saudi Arabia, and Doha – Qatar, in addition to the Arabian Peninsula’s first Conrad hotel in Dubai.
Hilton International operates 403 hotels, with some 261 branded Hilton and 142 under the mid-market Scandic brand. Under a joint venture agreement, Hilton International and the North American based Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) share responsibility for the Conrad brand, which includes 17 hotels in 12 countries.
A global marketing alliance between Hilton International and Hilton Hotels Corporation extends the number of hotels operated by both companies worldwide to over 2,700 – over 500 of which are branded Hilton.
Hilton Worldwide Resorts is an upscale, global resort network with a collection of 57 resorts, located in exotic places, making up the world’s largest global choice. Currently, 36 resorts are operated by Hilton International – including four all-inclusive Coral by Hilton resorts, 18 by Hilton Hotels Corporation and three by Conrad. Hilton International Grand Vacations Company presently operates four resorts in Scotland and Egypt, comprising 271 time-ownership units.
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