Oman’s luxury hotel revenue rises 19% to $576m

Revenues at Oman’s luxury hotels increased by 19 percent year on year to OMR222 million ($576 million) at the end of October 2025, according to official government data.

The number of guests staying at 3- to 5-star hotels increased by 10 percent year on year to nearly 2 million in the first 10 months of 2025, the state-run Oman News Agency reported, citing data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information.

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

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

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

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

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

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