Sunday 12 / October / 2025
Muscat: Oman's hospitality sector demonstrated significant strength through August 2025, with 3 to 5-star hotels reporting substantial gains across key performance metrics.
Guest numbers rose by 8.2% year-over-year to reach OMR1.52 million, while total hotel revenue saw an even stronger increase of 17.4% to approximately OMR175.4 million until the end of August 2025.
The latest data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) reveals improved occupancy levels, with the average hotel occupancy rate climbing to 52.9% - a significant 12.4% improvement over the same period in 2024.
International markets drove much of this growth, with guests from Oceania leading at a remarkable 49.2% increase. Other strong-performing regions included Africa (30.9% growth), the Americas (29.4%), and Europe (20.9%).
Domestic and regional tourism also contributed positively, with Omani nationals increasing by 5.1% and GCC visitors growing by 4.7%. The only segment showing contraction was other Arab nationalities, which declined by 4.2% during the reporting period.
