Oman’s luxury hotel revenue jumps 19%

Revenues at Oman’s luxury hotels jumped 19 percent to OMR222 million ($576 million) by the end of October compared to the same period last year, official government data shows.

The number of guests staying at three- to five-star hotels increased 10 percent year on year to nearly 2 million in the first 10 months of 2025, state-run Oman News Agency reported, citing the National Center for Statistics and Information.

Occupancy rose to 54 percent by the end of October, compared with 47 percent a year earlier.

Oceania recorded the highest growth in guest numbers, up 41 percent annually at 34,441, followed by the Americas, increasing 32 percent year on year to 62,083.

Europeans rose 23 percent to 483,574, while arrivals from Africa climbed 19 percent to 11,962.

Asia accounted for 273,573 guests, a 9 percent year-on-year increase.

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Domestically, the number of Omani travellers grew by 7 percent annually to 714,128, while visitors from GCC countries rose 7 percent to 181,610.

Tourists from other Arab countries fell 2 percent annually to 84,268 by the end of October, the report said.