NEW YORK, June 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Alfa International Holdings Corp. (OTCBB:AHDS). The Economist, the weekly UK-based authoritative publication focusing on international business and politics around the globe, recognized Alfa's Omagine Project in its June 1, 2007 Business Middle East issue.
The proposed Omagine Project (being developed by JOL -- a wholly owned Alfa subsidiary) was highlighted among a select number of key contributors to the further expansion of Oman's tourism industry while playfully teasing its readership about the "Omagination" of the tourism expansion effort currently underway throughout the Sultanate of Oman.
First published in London in 1843, The Economist is a weekly paper of news, analysis and commentary, covering business and the global political economy and is read by more than 3.7 million people around the world - and by more of the world's political and business leaders than any other magazine.
The Economist underscored the published expectations by the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism that hotel rooms in the country will nearly double the next three years to support growing demand in Oman's thriving tourist sector and occupancy rates at Oman hotels are soaring.
Alfa's Omagine Project will contribute to this anticipated expansion in the sector with its two resort hotels.
Alfa's president, Frank J. Drohan, remarked, "We are very pleased with the recent progress our JOL subsidiary has made during its ongoing discussions in Oman. Receiving notice by a leading blue-chip publication like The Economist highlights and reinforces the impact our 'Omagination' will have on making Omagine 'the destination' in Muscat.'"
The Omagine Project is planned as an integration of cultural, heritage, educational, entertainment and residential components. For further details on Omagine visit: www.omagine.com where you may also view The Economist article mentioning Omagine.
About Alfa International Holdings Corp.
Alfa International Holdings Corp. (OTCBB:AHDS) conducts all its real-estate development business activities through its wholly owned subsidiary JOL. JOL is a real-estate development, entertainment and hospitality company focusing on Middle Eastern development opportunities.
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