Revenue of 3-5 star hotels in Oman exceeds OMR109 million
Muscat: Revenue from 3-5 star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman saw a 17.3% increase by the end of April 2025, reaching OMR109,213,000, compared to OMR93,094,000 during the same period in 2024, according to statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The statistics indicate that this growth is attributed to an 8.6% rise in the total number of hotel guests, recording 831,751 guests by the end of April 2025, compared to 766,153 guests in the corresponding period in 2024.
Additionally, the occupancy rate increased from 53.4% by the end of April 2024 compared to 61.1% by end of April 2025, marking a 14.4% growth.
The number of guests from Oceania surged by 57.8%, totaling 18,124 visitors, followed by Africa with a 57.6% increase, reaching 5,993 guests.
European guests rose by 19.9%, totalling 314,535 visitors.
Meanwhile, guests from the Americas increased by 19.1%, reaching 28,843 visitors, while GCC nationals saw a 12.6% increase, totaling 53,642 guests. Asian nationalities recorded a 5.4% rise, with 114,426 visitors.
Conversely, the statistics revealed a 0.7% decline in Omani guests, totalling 238,895 visitors by the end of April 2025. Additionally, guests from other Arab nationalities decreased by 2.3%, recording 32,072 visitors.
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