MUSCAT : According to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information, the number of guests staying at 3–5 star hotels rose by 10.3 per cent, reaching 1,895,159 guests by the end of October 2025, compared to 1,717,538 guests during the same period in 2024.

The positive trend was also reflected in hotel revenues, which increased by 19.4 per cent to reach RO 222.149 million, up from RO 186.098 million recorded in the corresponding period last year. Occupancy rates for this category of hotels climbed to 53.6 per cent, marking a 13.5 per cent increase from 47.2 per cent in October 2024.

In terms of guest nationalities, visitors from Oceania recorded the highest growth rate, rising by 40.5 per cent to 34,441 guests. This was followed by guests from the Americas, which saw a 31.5 per cent increase to 62,083 guests, while the number of European guests grew by 23.1 per cent, reaching 483,574.

Guests from Africa increased by 18.7 per cent to 11,962, while Asian nationalities registered a 9 per cent rise, with guest numbers reaching 273,573.

At the domestic and regional level, the number of Omani guests rose by 6.9 per cent to 714,128, while visitors from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increased by 6.7 per cent, reaching 181,610 guests by the end of October 2025.

However, the data showed a slight decline in guests from other Arab nationalities, which fell by 1.8 per cent to 84,268 guests during the same period.

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