Muscat: According to new data released by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the rise in hotel revenues is largely driven by a 2.3% increase in the number of guests, which reached 610,176 by the end of March 2025, up from 596,366 in March 2024.
Occupancy rates also climbed significantly, reaching 59.5% in March 2025 — an increase of 8.3 percentage points from the 54.9% recorded in the previous year.
International guests played a key role in this growth. Visitors from Africa jumped by a remarkable 70.7%, totalling 4,633 guests. Guests from Oceania increased by 50.9% to 13,098, while the number of American and Asian guests rose by 11.6% and 10.1%, reaching 21,781 and 87,210 respectively. European visitors continued to lead, totaling 232,986 guests — a 7.5% rise year-on-year.
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Meanwhile, the number of guests from GCC countries also saw a healthy increase of 18.2%, reaching 37,646. However, not all segments grew — domestic tourism saw a 9.1% decline in Omani guests, who numbered 171,809 by March end. Guests from other Arab countries also dropped by 7.7%, settling at 22,533.
