Hotel
Revenues for 3-5 Star Category Exceed RO 297 Million in 2025

Muscat,
10 Feb 2026 (ONA) — Revenues for hotels classified within the 3 to 5-star
category in the Sultanate of Oman rose by 22.2 percent by the end of December
2025, reaching approximately RO 297,316,000 compared to the same period in
2024.

Hotel
occupancy rates also increased to 56.7 percent, up from 49.9 percent during the
corresponding period in 2024.

Statistical
data for the tourism sector in the Sultanate of Oman through the end of
December 2025 showed a 10.8 percent increase in the number of guests at 3 to
5-star hotels, totaling 2,376,955 guests compared to the same period in 2024.

Data
issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information indicated that the
number of Omani guests grew by 6.6 percent to reach 857,481, while the number
of guests from GCC countries rose by 7.2 percent to 212,798.

Conversely,
the number of guests from other Arab countries decreased by 1.6 percent to
101,377.

The
number of hotel guests from the Asian continent recorded an 11 percent growth,
reaching 345,526, while guests from the African continent increased by 20.2
percent to 15,321. The number of guests from the European continent rose by
22.3 percent to 659,571, while guests from the American continent saw a 28.6
percent growth to reach 79,420. Additionally, the number of guests from Oceania
increased by 25.2 percent to 41,386 by the end of December 2025. These
indicators reflect the positive performance of the hotel sector in the
Sultanate of Oman, supported by the growth of tourism activity.

—Ends/AG