FEBRUARY 4, 2015

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

AL BUSTAN PALACE

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Oman Tourism College Group Tour

Group Members:Arij Mustafa

Atif Noor ArbabMohammed Ali Hamdi

Mujahitha Abdul SamadRiah Encarnacion

Suchitra Raju

About the TOUR

The half-a-day tour allowed the lecturers to visit ideal working environments for

their students and appreciate the interesting facts about these places.

The participants gathered at the College Restaurant main entrance

at 9:00 0’clock in the morning.

About the TOUR

The participants were divided into groups.

The places visited included:Royal Opera House,

Al Bustan Palace, and

Muttrah Souq

Our Group

Riah Encarnacion

Suchitra Raju

Arij Mustafa

Mujahitha Abdul Samad

Our Group

Atif Noor Arbab Mohammed Ali Hamdi

Our Workshop Trainer

Petja Sairanen - the Workshop SpeakerHaaga – Helia University of Applied Sciences in Finland

Our Tour Guide

Badar Said Al Dhuhli - the Amazing Tour GuideOman Tourism College, Muscat, Oman

Inside the Bus

We were all excited and looking forward to the tour.

While on the way to ROH

Mr. Badar shared with the group the brief history of Oman,

the Persian War, the arrival of Islamic

Religion, the priorities of HM Sultan Qaboos

Bin Said, and the development of Muscat

over the years.

At the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Arrival

At the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Amazing Architecture and Design

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Orientation at the Lobby

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

The Foyer and VIP Entrance

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Antique Musical Instruments

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Other Artifacts

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Sound Killer Chamber

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

The Auditorium

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

The Stage

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Group Picture

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

Front Desk

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

Past and Modern Oman

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

Mr. Mohammed

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

Mr. Mohammed has been serving Omani Coffee for twenty-nine years.

AL BUSTAN PALACE HOTEL

Omani Hospitality

AL BUSTAN PALACE

A guest enjoys the free WIFI

AL BUSTAN PALACE

Lavatory

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Entrance

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Handicrafts

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Textiles

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Souvenirs – Frankincense & Ref Magnets

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Souvenirs

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Silver Jewellery

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Shoppers

MUTTRAH SOUQ

Shoppers and Tourists

GROUP REFLECTIONS

Vocational Skills Requirementsof a TOUR GUIDE:

- prepares for a guiding service situation

- plans the contents and schedules of the tour

- shares valuable and interesting information of the place.

- utilizes sector-specific language skills in guiding

- concludes a guiding situation.

GROUP REFLECTIONS

As lecturers, it is important to:

- prepare our students to real life situations

- inculcate knowledge and skills

- instill good working habits and values

- establish external relationship with the industry and stakeholders