Amadeus Gulf, a leading provider of technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has actually introduced the visit of Louis Arnaud as Country Manager for Oman, introducing a new strategic focus on regional diversification and future development within the Sultanate.

Arnaud pertains to Amadeus Gulf's Oman office with greater than 15 years of global sales and leadership experiences in the Middle East and Europe. Having actually monitored the shipment of site sales and industrial tasks within the travel industry, Arnaud will now sustain travel and tourist business across Oman - including airline companies, resorts, travel agencies, and a lot more-- in their efforts to better connect, serve, and manage their offerings to local travellers.

Amadeus is presently the largest distributor of leisure packages worldwide and provides traveling representatives the largest community of providers and markets with digital ticketing around the globe.

Graham Nichols, Managing Director, Amadeus Gulf, said: We view Oman as a promising market for regional and international travel as part of the Gulfs wider tourism offering. With a strong background in the travel technology arena, Arnaud is the ideal choice to lead Amadeus Gulfs business in the Sultanate. His track record and expertise will help us to both deepen and broaden our relationships with the Omani travel industry.

Inning accordance with current estimates from the 3rd edition of the Middle East Online Travel Review research - an unique project carried out by Phocuswright and co-sponsored by Amadeus - complete gross bookings in the Middle East for air, hotel, car and excursion solutions tallied US$ 74 billion in 2016 alone, with a projected yearly growth rate of 8% in between currently and 2020.

Of this overall, on-line traveling reservations made up a 29% share, which is anticipated to get to over 40% by the year 2021 as customers' choices change to digital retail.