Muscat: The growth in hotel revenues marks a notable increase from the RO 108.379 million recorded during the same period in 2024. The uptick is largely attributed to an 8.6% rise in total guest numbers, which climbed to approximately 990,240 by the end of May 2025, compared to 911,830 in the previous year.
Occupancy rates also saw a significant improvement, increasing from 50.8% in May 2024 to 58.3% in May 2025—an impressive 14.9% growth.
In terms of guest demographics, Oceania visitors topped the charts with a remarkable 57% increase, reaching 21,100 guests. African guests followed with a 47.5% rise, totalling 6,866. Visitors from the Americas grew by 20.5% (34,563 guests), while European tourists increased by 20.1%, reaching 344,159.
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Guests from GCC countries rose by 13% to 65,998, and Asian guests increased by 3.8%, reaching 138,319. Omani guest numbers also edged up by 1.1%, totalling 308,940 by the end of May.
However, the report noted a slight dip in the number of guests from other Arab nationalities, which fell by 3.1% to 39,218.
