"in the past" makes the most sense here :)
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Explanation:
Tourism certainly has the potential of taking over the burden of powering Oman’s economy and replacing its dependence on income from oil.
Oman is the second country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that welcomes an increasing number of tourists every year. Out of the 9.3 million passengers arriving in the country in 2015, about 36 per cent were tourists.
