Total
Hotel Revenues in Oman Grow by 18.2%

Muscat,
17 Nov 2025 (ONA) — Hotels classified as 3-5-stars in the Sultanate of Oman
witnessed a 9 percent increase in the number of guests till the end of
September 2025. The total number of guests reached 1,687,112, compared to
1,547,523 guests during the same period in 2024, according to data released by
the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Total
hotel revenues rose by 18.2 percent, reaching approximately RO 193.360 million
by the end of September 2025, compared to approximately RO 163.633 million in
the corresponding period last year.

The
occupancy rate in this hotel category also increased by 13.1 percent to reach 52.8
percent by the end of September 2025, compared to 46.7 percent in the same
period of 2024.

In
terms of the distribution of guests by nationality till the end of September
2025, Oceanian guests topped the growth rate with an increase of 47.8 percent,
reaching a total of 32,121 guests. This was followed by African nationalities
with a growth rate of 22 percent, totaling 10,769 guests.

The
number of guests from the Americas increased by 31 percent to reach 55,321
guests. European guests also recorded an increase of 21.9 percent, reaching a
total of 416,857 guests.

The
number of Omani guests increased by 6.1 percent, reaching 642,478 guests, while
guests from GCC countries increased by 5.7 percent, reaching 166,636 guests. Asian
nationalities saw an increase of 6.5 percent, totaling 242,568 guests.

In
contrast, statistics showed a 4.5 percent decrease in the number of guests from
other Arab nationalities, recording 75,579 guests by the end of September 2025.

—Ends/AG