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Revenue
of (3-5) Star Hotels in Oman Exceeds RO 109 Million
Muscat,
10 June (ONA) — Revenue from (3-5) star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman saw a
17.3% increase by the end of April 2025, reaching RO 109,213,000, compared to
RO 93,094,000 during the same period in 2024, according to statistics released
by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The
statistics indicate that this growth is attributed to an 8.6% rise in the total
number of hotel guests, recording 831,751 guests by the end of April 2025, compared
to 766,153 guests in the corresponding period in 2024. Additionally, the occupancy
rate increased from 53.4% by the end of April 2024 compared to 61.1% by end of
April 2025, marking a 14.4% growth.
The
number of guests from Oceania surged by 57.8%, totaling 18,124 visitors,
followed by Africa with a 57.6% increase, reaching 5,993 guests. European guests
rose by 19.9%, totaling 314,535 visitors.
Meanwhile,
guests from the Americas increased by 19.1%, reaching 28,843 visitors, while GCC
nationals saw a 12.6% increase, totaling 53,642 guests. Asian nationalities
recorded a 5.4% rise, with 114,426 visitors.
Conversely,
the statistics revealed a 0.7% decline in Omani guests, totaling 238,895 visitors
by the end of April 2025. Additionally, guests from other Arab nationalities
decreased by 2.3%, recording 32,072 visitors.
—Ends/AG
