Hotel revenues in Oman rise

MUSCAT: Revenues of three- to five-star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman rose by 22.2 per cent by the end of December 2025, reaching around RO 297.316 million compared with the same period of 2024. Hotel occupancy rates also increased to 56.7 per cent, up from 49.9 per cent recorded a year earlier.
Tourism sector statistics for December 2025 showed a 10.8 per cent rise in the number of guests staying in three- to five-star hotels, totalling 2,376,955 visitors compared with the corresponding period of 2024.
Data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information indicated that the number of Omani guests grew by 6.6 per cent to reach 857,481, while guests from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increased by 7.2 per cent to 212,798. In contrast, the number of visitors from other Arab countries declined by 1.6 per cent to 101,377.
The number of hotel guests from Asia rose by 11 per cent to 345,526, while visitors from Africa climbed by 20.2 per cent to 15,321.
European guest numbers expanded by 22.3 per cent to 659,571, while arrivals from the Americas increased by 28.6 per cent to 79,420. Guests from Oceania also recorded a 25.2 per cent rise, reaching 41,386 by the end of December 2025.
These indicators underline the strong performance of Oman’s hotel sector, supported by sustained growth in tourism activity. — ONA