Khareef Dhofar sees 7% increase in visitors
The preliminary statistics showed that the number of Omani visitors increased by 75.6 per cent to 334,399. The number of visitors from GCC countries was 69,801, while visitors of other nationalities totalled 37,900.
A total of 334,846 visitors arrived in Dhofar Governorate by land through the end of July 2025, while 107,254 visitors arrived via flights, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to those who arrived by air at the end of July 2024.
It is worth noting that 95.3 per cent of the visitors to Khareef Dhofar Season through the end of July came between July 1 and July 31, while 4.7 per cent arrived between June 21 and June 30.
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